Reinsbronn Castle

In 1267, the place was first mentioned in a document of the Teutonic Order. At the site of the present castle stood a fortified house, which belonged to the Lords of Reinsbronn, who were under the feudal lordship of the House of Hohenlohe-Brauneck. In the middle of the 15th century, the House of Brandenburg-Ansbach came into possession of the lordship and enfeoffed the Geyer von Giebelstadt family with Reinsbronn. In 1587, Philipp Geyer von Giebelstadt acquired the property for 23,000 guilders; the current remains of the former moated castle date back to him. He was a nephew of the famous Florian Geyer and introduced the Reformation here around 1587. After the extinction of the Geyer von Giebelstadt family, the lordship reverted to Prussia or Ansbach in 1708. In 1923, the dilapidated north wing and part of the west wing collapsed and were not rebuilt. Only the remaining preserved parts bear witness to the once magnificent Reinsbronn Castle to this day.