The remains of the castle can be visited
CastleGeismar-Großtöpfer
Greifenstein Castle
The Greifenstein castle ruin is the ruin of a hilltop castle on the 442.5 meter high Schlossberg, about 2000 meters west of Großtöpfer, a district of the municipality of Geismar in the Eichsfeld district in Thuringia.
In 1397, the castle was first mentioned when it was stormed and destroyed due to robber knighthood. After its reconstruction, it came into the possession of the Archbishop of Mainz and in 1461 to Duke Wilhelm of Saxony and then to the Lords of Bülzingslöwen. Elector Albrecht acquired the castle in 1539 for 600 guilders; in 1661, a Mainz electoral bailiff resided in the castle.
The castle complex consisted of simple sandstone ashlar masonry without special architectural details. Today, only a 5-meter-high stump of the round keep with a diameter of 10 meters, remains of the cellar vault, and remnants of the ramparts and moats can be seen.
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