Neideck Castle

Bavaria, Germany

Neideck Castle is a former high mediaeval nobleman's castle above the village of, in the municipality of Wiesenttal in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria. As a result of its exposed location above the valley of the Wiesent, it has become a symbol of Franconian Switzerland. The ruins are freely accessible; the tower house is used as a viewing point.