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Le château en bref
The ruin of Kraftstein stands at about 835 metres above sea level, on a steep hill overlooking the Ursental valley, near the hamlet of Kraftstein, which belongs to Mühlheim an der Donau. The site lies within the Upper Danube Nature Park, on the western edge of the Swabian Jura. This hilltop castle, built on the slope, is thought to date from the twelfth century, but written sources mention it only from the fourteenth century onwards. Among its holders were the lords of Reichenau and those of Wartenberg, although the dates of their possession are not well established. In 1386, the town of Mühlheim acquired from the ladies of Wartenberg the farmstead adjoining Kraftstein, which it still owns. Parts of the former residential tower, with its particularly thick walls, can still be seen, as well as a ditch. The ruin is a popular stop on the hiking trails of the Donaubergland.