Frienstein

The Frienstein, also called the Vorderes Raubschloss, is a rock formation, about 130 metres high, in Saxon Switzerland. It lies on the northern slopes of the Großer Winterberg in the Affensteine rocks. On the rock there was once a watchtower of the Barony of Wildenstein. Today the Frienstein is a popular climbing peak .

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Frienstein ranks #3,155 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #231 of the 254 mapped in Germany. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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