Scharfenberg Castle | |
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Burg Scharfenberg, Münz | |
Leinsweiler | |
The bergfried of Scharfenberg Castle | |
Coordinates | 49°11′21″N 7°59′10″E / 49.18925°N 7.98604°E |
Type | hill castle, rock castle |
Code | DE-RP |
Height | 489 m above sea level (NN) |
Site information | |
Condition | ruin |
Site history | |
Built | ca. 1100 to 1150 |
Materials | rusticated ashlar |
Scharfenberg Castle (German: Burg Scharfenberg, popularly also called Münz), is the ruin of a medieval rock castle in the Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is situated above the small South Palatine town of Annweiler.