Pottenstein Castle
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Attribution: By Trond Strandsberg - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2103756
Pottenstein Castle is one of the oldest castles in Franconian Switzerland, a region in the German state of Bavaria. It stands on a rock above the eponymous town of Pottenstein. The castle is home to a museum and both may be visited for a fee.
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