Schneeburg is a castle ruin between Ebringen

Ebringen

Ebringen is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.-Geography:Ebringen is located southern of Freiburg and belongs to the Freiburg metropolitan area.-Topography:-Council:...

 and Freiburg, Germany. The ruins are at an altitude of 516 metres (1693 feet) on the western summit of Schönberg

Schönberg

- Germany :*Schönberg, Lower Bavaria, a town in the district of Freyung-Grafenau in Bavaria*Schönberg, Upper Bavaria, a town in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria*Schönberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, district Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...

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History

The castle was first mentioned in 1312 and was built by the Lords of Hornberg. In 1349, Werner von Hornberg handed ownership of the castle over to the Abbey of Saint Gall and became ruler of Ebringen

Ebringen

Ebringen is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.-Geography:Ebringen is located southern of Freiburg and belongs to the Freiburg metropolitan area.-Topography:-Council:...

. Schneeburg was most likely abandoned before 1500. It has been claimed that the castle was destroyed in 1525 during the German Peasants' War

German Peasants' War

The German Peasants' War or Great Peasants' Revolt was a widespread popular revolt in the German-speaking areas of Central Europe, 1524–1526. At its height in the spring and summer of 1525, the conflict involved an estimated 300,000 peasants: contemporary estimates put the dead at 100,000...

, but this can not be confirmed.

Current Conditions

All that remains today are part of a tower and living quarters. The Ruin is about 37 metres (121 ft) long and 17 metres (56 ft) wide. On the north side is the rest of the four-storey tower with two windows. The well also remains in good condition in the courtyard.

Further reading

• H. Bender, K.-B. Knappe & K. Wilke: Burgen im südlichen Baden, Freiburg i. Br., Schillinger, 1979.
• W. Fahl: Vor den Toren Freiburgs – Schönberg-Batzenberg-Panorama, Freiburg i. Br., Kehrer, 1986.
• A. Hauptmann: Burgen einst und jetzt, Band 2, Konstanz, Südkurier, 1987.

External links

• http://www.burgtour.de/burgen/burg-schneeburg-bw.html
• http://www.freiburgbilder.de/fb_schneeburg.htm