Heidenlöcher

Very impressive, ancient ruins that invite you to play and be amazed. Attention: Archaeological finds must be reported here!

The Heidenlöcher are the ruins of a hilltop castle near the Palatine town of Deidesheim in Rhineland-Palatinate. The remains indicate a stronghold of Carolingian and possibly Ottonian times.

In the 1820s, so-called Heimatfreunde brought the Fliehburg into the consciousness of a wider public for the first time. The excavation was undertaken in 1907/08 under the direction of Friedrich Sprater of the Historical Museum of the Palatinate (Speyer). Sprater still believed that it was a settlement from the Celtic period, as evidenced by the first part of the name, which classifies the Celts as heathens. The complex was marked by the Ritterstein 260 at the beginning of the 20th century.

Recent research has shown that the plant is more than a thousand years younger. The second part of the name comes from the depressions that the collapsed buildings had left in the forest floor. According to current knowledge, it is not certain that the facility has ever been used in accordance with its purpose; at least it is believed that the heathen holes were never permanently inhabited. Although the building remains on a pronounced interior development, but it lacks both regularly operated fireplaces and landfills.

The heath holes (ruin of a cave castle) are very worth seeing.

Foundations of a historic fortification from the time of the late Carolingian or Ottonen.

Adventurous for children and ancient ruins.

It looks kinda weird and you wonder how it used to be. Definitely worth seeing.

Interesting place where you can well take a break.

Old castle grounds from which only foundations are visible.

Fliehburg

The potholes lie on the 347 m high Martensberg. They are surrounded by a rampart. Inside the wall you will find the remains of many dwellings. Presumably, this plant is the remains of a refuge from the inhabitants of the Rhine plain to flee from the predatory Normans and Huns. It was probably built in the 9th-10th. Century.

I am impressed by the story of the mankind. The notion that we are still similar, if not ticking, makes me think later.

A truly beautiful place to stay and enjoy the tranquility.

A special place

Very interesting and mysterious. It was probably a refugee settlement before the Normans.

Potholes, 9th-10th c. for the protection of the population from the Normans, important cultural asset, must see ...

Who would like to escape the whole "Multikulti" and wonder who our ancestors were (Teutons, Slavs, Celts, etc.) ... should definitely come here and remember!

Remains of a historic settlement.