Yburg Castle

The exact timeline of its origin is not known. It was probably built around 1200, as active construction was observed during this period. In the first known phase of construction, the western keep and the curtain wall were erected. Only remnants of the original castle and the tower have survived.

The Margraves of Baden held the castle as an imperial fief. Margrave Hermann V inherited the lordship of Iberg in 1190, including the parishes of Steinbach and Sinzheim. His widow founded the Lichtenthal Abbey in 1245; the document for a donation to the abbey contains the first written mention of the castle. It indicates that the guardians Burkhard and Heinrich Röder took the castle as a fief from Margraves Hermann VI and Rudolf I. The next mention is in 1309 when the castle passed to Margrave Friedrich II due to an inheritance division. In 1328, the castle, along with Sinzheim and Steinbach, changed hands for 3140 pounds of Heller from Margrave Friedrich II to his cousin Rudolf III. However, Margrave Friedrich II retained the right to repurchase the castle. The Yburg is named after the Yberg on which it stands, with the information panel in front of the castle stating that the name Yberg can be traced back to Eibenberg, meaning a mountain covered with yew trees. The castle is one of the state-owned monuments and is managed by the institution 'Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg. The large terrace affords wonderful views over the Rhine valley.