CITY HALL ALL-ROUND CARE LEISURE & CULTURE BUSINESS CITY PORTRAIT 1 © Hans Brech SCHMACHTENBERG CASTLE RUINS Experience the Middle Ages ... You are here: Leisure & culture Attractions Schmachtenberg castle ruins SCHMACHTENBERG CASTLE RUINS SCHMACHTENBERG CASTLE RUINS High above the Main valley, still clearly visible today, the ruins of Schmachtenberg Castle tower above the Main valley. Hikers like to come to the castle - the way there leads either via the Eselsteig from Ziegelanger or via the Schmachtenberger Steige. The special thing about the Schmachtenburg is its arrangement as a fort castle: Instead of adapting to the terrain, the castle was built as a square with four round towers at the corners. “And that at a point in time when the castle building was practically over”, says Ludwig Leisentritt (local history researcher and honorary citizen of the city of Zeil a.Main). The Schmachtenburg was therefore built purely as a symbol of power for the Bishop of Bamberg, served as his official seat and not as a strategic military center. Only the inventory documentation carried out in the course of the renovation work in 1995-2007 was able to clarify the building history of Schmachtenberg Castle in connection with archaeological excavations. Thanks to the dendrochronological provisions of some timber, it is now certain that the castle was only built by the Bamberg Monastery in the years 1420/30, during the Hussite period and parallel to the construction of the Zeil city wall . Schmachtenberg Castle must not be confused with the "Castrum Cilanum", which can be found on the Kapellenberg. More detailed information on the architecture and history of the castle can be found at https://denkmal-zeil.de DIRECTIONS Mit dem Auto/dem Bus aus Richtung Schweinfurt : Hauptstraße – Bamberger Straße- Friedhofstraße – Kappelenbergstraße – Fahrweg zum Käppele folgen bis zur Querstraße – dann nach links am Parkplatz parken (Tafel „Abt- Degen-Steig) – zu Fuß weitergehen (Markierung grüner Bocksbeutel) über einen Wiesenweg Richtung Wald, dort an der Informationstafel nach rechts zur Burgruine Schmachtenberg. Mit dem Auto/der Bahn aus Richtung Bamberg: Bamberger Straße – die Straße „ Schmachtenberg“ hochfahren – am Parkplatz rechts parken (Tafel „Abt-Degen-Steig) – zu Fuß weitergehen (Markierung grüner Bocksbeutel) über einen Wiesenweg Richtung Wald, dort an der Infornamtionstafel nach rechts zur Burgruine Schmachtenberg. In the Ziegelanger district: Via the streets “Wedberg” or “Bergstraße” to the forest path “Eselssteig” (only footpath) straight ahead to the Schmachtenberg castle ruins. © Hans Brech © Hans Brech © Hans Brech ADDRESS & CONTACT City of Zeil a.Main Marketplace 8 97475 Zeil am Main +49 9524 949-0 +49 9524 949-19 info@zeil-am-main.de OPENING HOURS Click to show further opening or closing times Closed:opens on Monday at 8:00 a.m. INFO imprint data protection Our contacts contact form The correct and complete functioning of our services requires cookies. By clicking the [OK] button, you consent to our Internet domain using cookies. OK