Nonnenfels Castle

Of the 20-meter-long, small castle, only rock carvings remain, such as door frames, beam holes, steps, a presumed stone altar, and minimal masonry. A natural, artificially widened neck ditch is still recognizable in the western area. The original access to the castle was also in the western area and not, like the current access, from the eastern direction of the Klaustal.

The castle is freely accessible at all times.

According to legend, the small castle was built by Adelinde, the daughter of the Count of Leiningen. She once lived at Hardenburg and fell in love with the squire Otto (or Ruprecht). Her father did not tolerate this liaison. The squire was sent on a crusade to the Holy Land. When a comrade of the squire reported his death in Jerusalem during the fight against the Saracens, Adelinde lost all hope and entered a convent to alleviate her pain between prayer and charity for the sick. However, she did not stay there long either. With a friend, she, as a nun, built her new home opposite Hardenburg. From then on, she devoted herself to healing and herbal medicine and remained unrecognized. One day, her father fell while hunting and was seriously injured. People went to the nun and asked for her help. Her father did not recognize her, but she saved him. After the Count had recovered, he visited the nun in her small castle and recognized his daughter. He asked her to return to Hardenburg, but she refused. However, she often came to the neighboring castle to help the sick and poor as a recluse.