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Hohenstein Castle

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Location: Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Querkelstein – Hohenstein Castle loop from Ahorn

9.28km

02:34

160m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Hohenstein Castle – Querkelstein loop from Schafhof

2.57km

00:44

60m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Luisenstein – Bismarckstein loop from Schafhof

6.99km

01:57

130m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

March 30, 2025

Hohenstein Castle was first mentioned in 1306 as "Castum Hohenstein in dem Grabfelde." Over the next 150 years, the hilltop castle changed hands several times until Duke William of Saxony, who granted the castle "zu dem Hohen Steyn" as a fief to the brothers Hans and Thomas von Lichtenstein. In 1525, rebellious peasants from Thomas Münzer's hordes invaded and burned the medieval castle to the ground.

The uninhabitable remains of the castle, still in fiefdom of the von Lichtenstein family, were not rebuilt as a Renaissance-style castle until 1573 by Michael von Lichtenstein. Shortly before the end of the Thirty Years' War, the castle was plundered by "Swedish peoples" in 1648. After changing owners several times, the castle came into the possession of the Barons von Imhof in 1759. In 1937, the family sold the castle, but not the surrounding lands.

The Reichspost used the castle as a postal convalescent home from 1941 onwards. After the Second World War, the German Federal Postal Service leased it to Caritas as a retirement home. In 1976, the Munich entrepreneur Oskar Hacker acquired the property. Since 2016, the castle has belonged to the non-profit Oskar Hacker Foundation, which leases it as a castle hotel with upscale dining.

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Roland H.

November 30, 2022

You should definitely see Hohenstein Castle, a beautiful, well-kept complex, located near Coburg, there is a restaurant with a hotel in the castle complex.

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Rainer

March 30, 2025

In the Hollywood film, Martin Luther celebrated his wedding to Katharina von Bora, a nun who had escaped from the monastery, at Hohenstein Castle. In the spring of 2002, the celebratory scenes for the historical film "Luther" were filmed here under the direction of Eric Till. "Shakespeare in Love" star Joseph Fiennes played Martin Luther here for several days of filming alongside top-class actors. Other stars of the film included Claire Cox as Katharina von Bora, Sir Peter Ustinov as Elector Frederick the Wise, Bruno Ganz as Johann von Staupitz, Uwe Ochsenknecht as Pope Leo X, and Mathieu Carrière as Cardinal Cajetan.

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Location: Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Hohenstein Castle

1. Querkelstein – Hohenstein Castle loop from Ahorn

2. Hohenstein Castle – Querkelstein loop from Schafhof

3. Luisenstein – Bismarckstein loop from Schafhof

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