Rabenstein Castle (Saxony)

Rabenstein Castle (German:Burg Rabenstein) is the smallest Medieval castle in Saxony. It is located in the Chemnitz suburb of Rabenstein and belongs to the Chemnitz Castle Hill Museum.

Rabenstein Castle
Burg Rabenstein
Chemnitz-Rabenstein
Burg Rabenstein
Site information
Type	Hill Castle
Code	DE-SN
Condition	only part of the upper castle remaining
Location
Rabenstein Castle
Coordinates	50°49′59.2″N 12°49′5.69″E
Site history
Built	ca 1100 - 1200
Garrison information
Occupants	Nobility

History

The hill castle Rabenstein was first mentioned in 1336 in a document from Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor in which he promised it as a fief to his son-in-law Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen, in case the line of Waldenburg were to die out without male heirs.

At this time the castle was larger than the current. The castle walls consisted of a 180 m long wall, which enclosed an area of two hectares.