Burg Katzenstein, Medieval castle ruins in Bächlingen, Germany.

Burg Katzenstein is a vanished hilltop castle at 430.8 m above sea level on the heights above the Jagst, opposite the Bächlingen hamlet of Hürden and beyond the village of Nesselbach. It belonged to the Lords of Katzenstein and was destroyed around 1500; nothing is known of the castle itself.

Burg Katzenstein was a hilltop castle held by the Lords of Katzenstein, first recorded only through its destruction around 1500. No structural remains or building history survive, and the site is classed as a lost castle above the Jagst near Hürden and Nesselbach.

The name Katzenstein comes from the Lords of Katzenstein, the noble family who owned the castle. The site lies above the Jagst and the Bächlingen hamlet of Hürden, across from Nesselbach. No structure survives, so nothing is known of the castle itself.

The site lies at 430.8 m above sea level on the heights above the Jagst, opposite the Bächlingen hamlet of Hürden and beyond the village of Nesselbach. There are no visible remains, so use the coordinates 49.23261, 9.86324 for orientation. Access is on foot; no facilities or marked trail are recorded.

The castle was destroyed around 1500, and nothing is known of its structure. The site lies at 430.8 m above sea level on the heights above the Jagst, opposite the Bächlingen hamlet of Hürden and beyond the village of Nesselbach.