Scharfenstein Castle (Ore Mountains)

Scharfenstein Castle
Burg Scharfenstein
Drebach-Scharfenstein
Scharfenstein Castle
Site information
Typehill castle, spur castle
CodeDE-SN
Conditionpreserved or largely preserved
Location
Scharfenstein Castle
Coordinates50°42′17″N 13°03′18″E / 50.70472°N 13.055°E / 50.70472; 13.055
Site history
Builtaround 1250
Garrison information
Occupantsnobility

Scharfenstein Castle (German: Burg Scharfenstein) lies on an elongated hill spur above the village of Scharfenstein, in the municipality of Drebach in the Ore Mountains of Saxony, Germany. The castle is one of 24 sites run by the state-owned State Palaces, Castles and Gardens of Saxony (Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und Gärten Sachsen).