Bavaria has many castles, the most famous probably being the beautiful castle of Neuschwanstein near Oberammergau which was the summer residence of king Ludwig II, you would be surprised how many there are. My favorite is Auerbacher in the Hesse state.

Other castles in Bavaria are:

Altenburg (Bamberg)

Alter Hof (Munich)

Burg zu Burghausen

Burg Grünwald

Burg Trausnitz (Landshut)

Burg Wittelsbach

Herzogskasten (Ingolstadt)

Herzogsschloss Straubing

Jagdschloss Grünau

Kurfürstliches Schloss (Amberg)

Münchner Residenz

Neues Schloss Ingolstadt

Palais Leuchtenberg

Pfalzgrafenschloss Neumarkt

Schloss Berg

Schloss Blutenburg (Munich)

Schloss Dachau

Schloss Fürstenried (Munich)

Neues Schloss Herrenchiemsee

Schloss Höchstadt

Schloss Hohenschwangau

Schloss Leutstetten

Schloss Linderhof

Schloss Neuburg

Schloss Neuschwanstein

Schloss Nymphenburg (Munich)

Schloss Schleißheim

Stadtresidenz Landshut

German equivalent would be "Kathrin" or "Katrin" (without the "h")

Yes. The word "Castles states there is a Castle, "Schloss-burg" meaning Palace-Castle. It was the home of our Von Der Berg ancestors for centuries. "BURG CASTLE ON THE WUPPER". The name "VON DER BURG" means from the castle. It was derived from the castle SCHLOSS-BURG on the Wupper River. This later was Americanized to Funderburk or Funderburg.

She was born in Dusseldorf, Germany and spent her childhood in Schloss Burg in Solingen, also in Germany.