The construction of the castle “Fridberch” was first mentioned around 1257 to secure the Wittelsbach borders. For a short time, the castle was repeatedly inhabited by high-ranking personalities due to its favorable location to Augsburg and was thus renamed a castle. After a fire in 1541, the castle was given a two-storey arcaded courtyard in Renaissance architecture; the arcades on the upper floor were walled up in the 18th century to improve the quality of living. The four-winged complex is surrounded by a moat. It is also home to the famous Köpfhäusl, a bastion tower next to which a place of execution was located.
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Little castle
Elaborately renovated little castle (1583) in the town centre., Copyright Stadt Lauda-Königshofen/Peter Frischmuth
Vantage points
Vantage points: Niederbleick (1589 m) and Eckberg (962 m) with a view over the foothills of the Alps. Mühleck (926…
Gothic pilgrimage church
Gothic pilgrimage church (15th/17th century) above Laudenbach with ornate interior, Copyright Stadt Weikersheim/Christel Nowak
Schongau town wall
Largely intact town walls (oldest parts date back to the 13th and 15th – 17th centuries), in places with traversable…
Flax-processing Museum in Burgstall
It was the crushing hut where the fibers for the linen thread were extracted from flax, which was then processed…