Wolfsberg Castle (Obertrubach)

Wolfsberg Castle (Burgruine Wolfsberg)
Obertrubach-Wolfsberg
The ruins of the Wolfsberg – view from the southwest
Wolfsberg Castle (Burgruine Wolfsberg)
Coordinates	49°41′20″N 11°18′41″E / 49.688822°N 11.311486°E / 49.688822; 11.311486Coordinates: 49°41′20″N 11°18′41″E / 49.688822°N 11.311486°E / 49.688822; 11.311486
Type	hill castle, spur castle
Code	DE-BY
Height	436 m above sea level (NN)
Site information
Condition	restored ruins
Site history
Built	c. 1150
Materials	rubble stone walls
Garrison information
Occupants	free knights; later, ministeriales

The ruins of Wolfsberg Castle (German: Burgruine Wolfsberg) are the remains of a former high mediaeval, aristocratic, castle which stands high above the Trubach valley over the eponymous village of Wolfsberg. The village is part of the municipality of Obertrubach in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria.

The upper bailey is permanently open to the public and serves as a viewing point; the lower bailey is partly in private ownership and is not accessible.

The ruins of this spur castle lie within the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park on an eastwards-pointing hill spur at a height of 436 metres. The spur is separated by a natural saddle from the plateau to the west. The spur sits between the Trubach valley to the south and a dry valley on the northern side of the spur that opens into the Trubach valley.

The ruins may be reached from the village of Wolfsberg.

Egloffstein Castle can be seen below in the Trubach valley; in the opposite direction is a burgstall in Obertrubach, the ruins of Bärnfels Castle and Leienfels Castle. To the south stands Hiltpoltstein Castle.

Wolfsberg Castle was probably built around 1150 by the free knights of Wolfsberg. The lords of Wolfsberg are first recorded in 1169 when a certain Gozpold de Wolfesperch is mentioned. It is thought that they were descended from the family of free nobles of Schönfeld-Gößweinstein.