Rothenberg Fortress

Aerial view of Rothenberg Fortress near Schnaittach, Nürnberger Land, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, taken on July 12, 2011.

Situated in the middle of the forest at an altitude of 558 meters is the impressive Rothenberg fortress complex near Schnaittach in the Franconian Jura. Built between 1729 and 1750 by the Bavarian Elector as a significant Rococo fortress against Nuremberg, located just 25 km away. It was abandoned in 1838 and left to decay.

(Hoch über Bayern, page 149)