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View of Hohnstein Castle

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Location: Hohnstein, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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1. Hohnstein Castle – View from Ziegenrücken loop from Amtshainersdorf

53.0km

03:48

870m

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2. Footpath to Hohnstein – Bockmühle loop from Rathewalde

42.4km

02:54

550m

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3. Hohnstein Castle – Hohburkersdorf Lime Tree loop from Hohnstein

30.4km

02:36

560m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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Jiří 🇨🇿

2 days ago

Hohnstein Castle is located in the immediate vicinity of the Saxon Switzerland National Park and not far from the Bastei on a rocky promontory above the romantic Polenztal valley and the town of Hohnstein. The medieval castle complex was first mentioned in a document from 1353, was the seat of the nobility, an office, a state prison and a hunting lodge - and in the 1920s it was the largest and most beautiful youth hostel in Germany. Hohnstein Castle is a picturesque monument just because of its location. The immediate surroundings of the rocks and the deeply cut valleys attracted painters in the 18th and 19th centuries. Caspar David Friedrich was no exception! He was repeatedly inspired by the Elbe Sandstones during his wanderings. Hohnstein Castle is one of these places of inspiration. Above, two impressions from the Polenztal valley, below, a quick study of Hohnstein Castle: a lost sketchbook page from July 8, 1800, tells of a full day of wandering. It is easy to imagine the young Caspar David Friedrich, tired but happy on a warm summer evening after the many impressions of the day, probably sitting in the gazebo of the Gasthaus zum Hirsch inn on Hohnstein square, putting his last drawing to paper. The plan for the next day is probably already made: another trip down to the Schindergraben to draw the ruins at Schinderloch.

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Location: Hohnstein, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

View of Hohnstein Castle

1. Hohnstein Castle – View from Ziegenrücken loop from Amtshainersdorf

2. Footpath to Hohnstein – Bockmühle loop from Rathewalde

3. Hohnstein Castle – Hohburkersdorf Lime Tree loop from Hohnstein

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