Rabenstein Castle (Upper Franconia)

Rabenstein Castle
Ahorntal
Rabenstein Castle, west side (February 2021)
Rabenstein Castle is located in Germany
Rabenstein Castle
Rabenstein Castle
Coordinates49°49′20″N 11°22′15″E / 49.8221528°N 11.3707361°E / 49.8221528; 11.3707361
Typehill castle, spur castle
CodeDE-BY
Height420 m above sea level (NN)
Site information
Conditionpreserved or largely preserved
Site history
Builtc. 1175 to 1200
Garrison information
Occupantsministeriales

Rabenstein Castle (German: Burg Rabenstein) is a former high medieval aristocratic castle in the municipality of Ahorntal in the Upper Franconian county of Bayreuth in the German state of Bavaria.

The spur castle may be visited for an entrance fee.