Schloss Strössendorf, Architectural heritage monument in Altenkunstadt, Germany

Schloss Strössendorf is a castle complex in the Altenkunstadt district of Strössendorf, built around a grey sandstone bergfried with 1.50 m thick walls and a dark conical roof. A white facade with yellow-orange window trim and a steep red-tiled roof with dormer windows adjoin it. A free-standing defensive tower of the 15th century stands isolated in the south corner, and the Schlosskirche St. Katharina with the castle park and former stables borders the ensemble to the southwest.

Rudolf von Widence sold the oldest surviving part of the castle around 1180 to Langheim Abbey. In the second half of the 14th century the Marschalks of Kunstadt extended the Kemenate and built the bergfried with 1.50 m thick sandstone walls. In 1408 Plantscha von Kunstadt sold the castle to Heinrich von Schaumberg, who added the southeast and northwest wings; a free-standing defensive tower followed in the 15th century. In 1525 owner Wolf von Schaumberg was Amtmann of Lichtenfels during the Peasants' War.

The castle church of St. Katharina stands southwest of the main complex, next to the castle park with its former stables. The church is a separate building, not a chapel inside the castle. The name Strössendorf comes from the village of the same name, now a district of Altenkunstadt.

Schloss Strössendorf is a private residence inhabited year-round and cannot be visited, so the grounds are not open to the public. The complex stands in the Altenkunstadt district of Strössendorf; the Schlosskirche St. Katharina and the castle park with former stables adjoin it to the southwest.

The castle is privately owned by the von Seckendorff family and occupied year-round, so it cannot be visited; visitors can only view it from outside. Southwest of the complex adjoin the Schlosskirche St. Katharina and the castle park with former stables.