Enzberg Castle

Architecture, patrimoine et histoire · Enzkreis

On a spur above the Enz valley at Enzberg, now a district of Mühlacker in the Enzkreis, stood the castle of the lords of Enzberg. According to research by Mühlacker's local history society, the fortress was founded around 1050. Its occupants, a large knightly family, came into conflict with their neighbours in the late 14th century, especially the Cistercian monastery of Maulbronn. In 1384 the troops of Count Palatine Rupert, allied with Rhenish cities, besieged the castle, which surrendered on 12 September and was then completely razed. It was never rebuilt, and Georg von Enzberg eventually ceded his possessions to Maulbronn Abbey in the early 15th century. Today only sections of the curtain wall, a gate arch and vaulted cellars survive in the grove below, together with traces of foundations visible from the access path. The plateau is occupied by a water supply facility that is not open to visitors.