Schneeburg

Schneeburg is a castle ruin between Ebringen and Freiburg, Germany. The ruins are at an altitude of 516 metres (1693 feet) on the western summit of Schönberg.

The castle was first mentioned in 1312 and was built by the Lords of Hornberg. In 1349, Werner von Hornberg handed ownership of the castle over to the Abbey of Saint Gall and became ruler of Ebringen. Schneeburg was most likely abandoned before 1500. It has been claimed that the castle was destroyed in 1525 during the German Peasants' War, but this can not be confirmed.^[1]

All that remains today are part of a tower and living quarters. The Ruin is about 37 metres (121 ft) long and 17 metres (56 ft) wide. On the north side is the rest of the four-storey tower with two windows. The well also remains in good condition in the courtyard.

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  Tower
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  Inner Courtyard
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  Inner Courtyard, South Side

• H. Bender, K.-B. Knappe & K. Wilke: Burgen im südlichen Baden, Freiburg i. Br., Schillinger, 1979.
• W. Fahl: Vor den Toren Freiburgs – Schönberg-Batzenberg-Panorama, Freiburg i. Br., Kehrer, 1986.
• A. Hauptmann: Burgen einst und jetzt, Band 2, Konstanz, Südkurier, 1987.

• http://www.burgtour.de/burgen/burg-schneeburg-bw.html
• http://www.freiburgbilder.de/fb_schneeburg.htm

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 Baden-Württemberg Castles, Fortresses and Palaces – Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

• Adamshof Castle [de]
• Alt-Urach Castle [de]
• Alzenach Castle [de]
• Au Castle [de]
• Auggen Castle (Schlösslegarten) [de]
• Auggen Castle (Stadtweg) [de]
• Baden Castle [de]
• Bessiburg [de]
• Bickensohl Castle [de]
• Birchiburg Castle [de]
• Bischoffingen Castle [de]
• Brandenburg [de]
• Breisach Castle [de]
• Bubenstein Castle
• Burg bei Burg [de]
• Bürgle [de]
• Burkheim Castle [de]
• Dachswangen Castle [de]
• Dottighofen Castle [de]
• Eichstetten Castle [de]
• Falkenbühl Castle [de]
• Falkenstein Castle
• Feimlisburg [de]
• Grünburg Castle [de]
• Hauenfels Castle [de]
• Heitersheim Castle [de]
• Höhingen Castle
• Horburg Castle [de]
• Hugstetten Castle [de]
• Ihringen Castle [de]
• Jesuitenschloss [de]
• Kastelberg Castle [de]
• Kirchzarten Castle (Hagenmatten) [de]
• Kirchzarten Castle (Hochstauden) [de]
• Kranzenau Castle [de]
• Mengen Castle [de]
• Merzhausen Castle [de]
• Neu-Blumberg Castle [de]
• Neuenfels Castle [de]
• Oberried Castle [de]
• Oberrotweil Castle [de]
• Oberschaffhausen Castle [de]
• Rosenburg [de]
• Rödelsburg [de]
• Scharfenstein Castle [de]
• Schneeburg
• Schneeburg Castle [de]
• Stallegg Castle [de]
• Statzenturm [de]
• Staufen Castle [de]
• Stegen-Weiler Castle [de]
• Stockburg [de]
• Sulzburg Castle [de]
• Sulzburg Manor [de]
• Talvogtei [de]
• Tunsel Castle [de]
• Umkirch Palace [de]
• Üsenberg Castle
• Wiesneck Castle
• Zähringen Castle
• Zarten fortified house [de]

Also see: List of castles in Baden-Württemberg