Waldangelloch Castle

Waldangelloch Castle is the remnant of a spur castle on a 204 m above sea level high mountain spur above the Waldangelloch district of the municipality of Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg.

The castle, which was probably built around 1206 by the Counts of Eberstein on the foremost spur of the confluence of the Winkelbach and Waldangelbach rivers at an altitude of 204 m above sea level above the village, now only shows foundation remains of the curtain wall and two corner tower buildings. The castle from the early 13th century was once a pentagonal complex, surrounded by a curtain wall with four corner towers with half-timbered superstructures. The complex probably never had a keep. The palas was three-story and had a stair tower with a spiral staircase. The castle was the seat of the Lords of Angellach until their extinction in the early 17th century. After the Thirty Years' War, Duke Friedrich August of Württemberg-Neuenstadt had the castle renovated in 1685, but it no longer served as a noble residence. In 1806, the property passed into the possession of the Grand Duchy of Baden. Around 1860, the complex was still largely preserved, albeit in a heavily dilapidated state. Around 1900, the palas, stair tower, and outbuildings were demolished. The spiral staircase was preserved and installed in the nearby Buchenauerhof. The site was leveled and temporarily served as a sports field.