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Ruins of Wartstein Castle

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Location: Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Pine Forest Trail Near Rothsee – Fäßleinsberg loop from Kronmühle

8.90km

02:20

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2. Eichelburg Thing – Forest Stream Trail loop from Lohgarten-Roth

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04:19

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3. Rothsee – Beach at Rothsee loop from Eckersmühlen

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05:11

110m

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March 12, 2017

Around the place various legends entwine.

So on August 10, 1661, the innkeeper at Eckersmühlen, Hermann Feyl, is said to have met the devil there. Out of nowhere, the corporal in a Landsknecht uniform and red cloak is said to have faced him. The devil offered Feyl a thaler for his blood. Feyl declined, whereupon the devil disappeared with a big clamor - not without losing a golden button of his coat. Feyl fled and was repeatedly afflicted with delusions in the following years. Since this event the place is called "Devil's Knob", "Devil's Knock" or "Devil's Knot".

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June 24, 2020

Unfortunately there is not much left to see of the castle complex, but a short detour to this legendary place is still worthwhile.

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October 25, 2022

Only a few remnants of the former Wartstein Castle can still be found here in the forest.

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Location: Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Ruins of Wartstein Castle

1. Pine Forest Trail Near Rothsee – Fäßleinsberg loop from Kronmühle

2. Eichelburg Thing – Forest Stream Trail loop from Lohgarten-Roth

3. Rothsee – Beach at Rothsee loop from Eckersmühlen

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