Schloss Neidstein
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Schloss Neidstein is a castle located in the Oberpfalz region of Bavaria, Germany, and is in the municipality of Etzelwang. It was the seat of a Hofmark judges during the Palatinate-Sulzbach period (16th-18th centuries). The castle with its 165 hectares of forest and meadows[1] is now part of the Schergenbuck reserve.[2] It was owned by actor Nicolas Cage, whose mother is Bavarian, from July 2006 until early 2009.[3]
[edit] Building
The remnants of what is now Schloss Neidstein lie on top of a mountain.[4] The New Castle — an elongated tract with the east gate and a round tower in the west — was designed by Jobst Brand(t) and completed in 1513.[5]
Today's appearance, especially the gable, is due to a transformation from 1855 to 1860. An Old Testament relief on one of the castle's walls was carved by Georg Schweiger (17th century) from Amberg.[citation needed]
[edit] Library and Archives
The castle's extensive archives reach back to the 16th century; since early July 2006, they are located at the state archives in Amberg. Apparently, a large part of the archives was used to accommodate horses of French troops passing through in 1796.[6]
The whereabouts of the precious castle's library were not known until an article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (28 October 2006, p. 48) announced that a large amount of literature would be auctioned in Munich in November 2006. Soon after, some of these books were offered in online antique book shops at up to three times the auction price. It can be safely assumed that the Neidstein library as a whole is lost.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ ~ EA7B795AFFF804633B7B4044DBD9F7FAE ATPL ~ ~ ~ Scontent.html eCommons FAZ of 21 July 2006[dead link]
- ^ Registration (registered 1973) (in German)
- ^ Nicolas Cage Sells His Castle, People
- ^ Burgen und Schlösser im Landkreis Amberg-Sulzbach — Detailseite (in German)
- ^ Franz Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein: Castles in Bavaria. Munich, 3 Aufl 1984, p. 199 f. with fig 193 (top view)
- ^ Brand 1964, p. 63
Coordinates: 49°32′03″N 11°36′17″E / 49.5341666667°N 11.6047222222°E
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