The
hill castle Rabenstein was first mentioned in 1336 in a document from
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor in which he promised it as a
fief to his son-in-law
Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen, in case the line of Waldenburg were to die out without male heirs. At this time the castle was larger than the current. The castle walls consisted of a 180 m long wall, which enclosed an area of two hectares.