Imperial castle

An imperial castle or Reichsburg was a castle built by order of the German or Holy Roman Emperor, whose management was entrusted to Reichsministeriales or Burgmannen. It is not possible to identify a clear distinction with the fortified imperial palaces or Pfalzen, because many imperial castles were used by German kings for temporary stays. A large number of imperial castles were built in regions such as Swabia, Franconia, the Palatinate and the Alsace, where there were a high density of imperial estates (Reichsgüter) during the Hohenstaufen era.

List of imperial castles (Reichsburgen)

 * Berenstein Castle
 * Berwartstein Castle
 * Boyneburg
 * Cochem Castle
 * Friedberg Castle
 * Guttenberg Castle
 * Gümmenen Castle
 * Harliburg
 * Hayn Castle
 * Hohkönigsburg
 * Kalsmunt Castle
 * Kirkel Castle
 * Kyffhausen Castle
 * Landeck Castle
 * Reichsburg Landskron
 * Landskron Castle (Oppenheim)
 * Lindelbrunn Castle
 * Meistersel Castle
 * Münzenberg Castle
 * Nuremberg Castle
 * Ramburg
 * Trifels Castle
 * Wegelnburg
 * Weissenau Castle
 * Wildburg near Sargenroth
 * Wildenberg Castle