Schloss Kreuth, Castle complex in Heideck, Germany.

Schloss Kreuth is a castle complex located near Heideck, situated on elevated terrain with a distinctive mansard roof design. The property comprises a main building and connecting wings that form a traditional layout typical of Middle Franconian country estates.

The castle was founded in the late 1500s as a residence for the Nützel von Sündersbühl family. Later it passed to the Oettingen-Spielberg family, solidifying its status as an important regional seat of power.

The name Kreuth refers to the Obere and Untere Kreuth plots where Bernhard Nützel von Sündersbühl applied on 6 December 1570 to build a manor. He and his wife Edeltraut Harsdörfer died at Kreuth; their worn grave slabs remain in the parish church of St. Johannes der Täufer in Heideck. Six princes and princesses of the House of Oettingen were born here.

The estate is reached by a single-row avenue laid out around 1800, leading to a gate tower with a wrought-iron gate dated 1878. The gate tower, a plastered building with a hipped roof, small gable and roof turret, stands within the courtyard wall to the south. The buildings group around a courtyard, so orientation follows the gate as the entry point.

The gate tower carries the date 1878, though it was built in the second half of the 18th century; the wrought-iron gate closes its passage. A single-row avenue laid out around 1800 leads up to the complex. Six princes and princesses of the House of Oettingen were born at Kreuth.