Scharfenberg Castle (Palatinate)
Scharfenberg Castle (German: Burg Scharfenberg, popularly also called Münz), is the ruin of a medieval rock castle in the Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is situated above the small South Palatine town of Annweiler.
| Scharfenberg Castle | |
|---|---|
Burg Scharfenberg, Münz | |
| Leinsweiler | |
The bergfried of Scharfenberg Castle | |
| Coordinates | 49°11′21″N 7°59′10″E |
| Type | hill castle, rock castle |
| Code | DE-RP |
| Height | 489 m above sea level (NN) |
| Site information | |
| Condition | ruin |
| Site history | |
| Built | ca. 1100 to 1150 |
| Materials | rusticated ashlar |
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