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Watchtower on Turmberg Königshofen

Stuttgart District

Watchtower on Turmberg Königshofen

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Watchtower on Turmberg Königshofen

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Location: Lauda-Königshofen, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Wild Bee House – Marstädter See loop from Königshofen

20.6km

05:54

480m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Marienkapelle Hofstetten loop from Marbach

11.2km

02:59

130m

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

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3. Hiking loop from Marbach

4.26km

01:08

40m

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

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Ondschi

May 7, 2023

easy to walk watchtower with a fantastic view

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Mel

September 6, 2020

During the Peasants' War on June 2, 1525 a battle between the united Neckartaler and Odenwalder clusters and the knighthood under Georg Truchsess von Waldburg-Zeil took place on the Turmberg near Königshofen, in which several thousand peasants were killed. Before the battle, Götz von Berlichen and Count von Wertheim left the peasantry. The Count of Wertheim switched to the federal government. When the Bundish cavalry stormed the flanks of the peasant positions, the meeting had already been decided, as the few guns of the peasants were operated by ignorant people. Around 8,000 farmers were killed in the slaughter. The princes themselves took part in the persecution of the fleeing peasants. It would seem funny to you, like a pig-chase, observed a contemporary observer. Only a few hundred farmers managed to escape. On the evening of the same day Truchseß von Waldburg-Zeil, the leader of the federal army, had four peasants executed in Koenigshofen. In the battle all 300 citizens of Königshofen were killed except for 15. That was only the beginning of a terrible criminal court of the princes. [5]
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Highmike

March 17, 2021

The accessible watch tower is not only recommended as a vantage point over the Umpfertal but also as an outstanding historical site.

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Location: Lauda-Königshofen, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Watchtower on Turmberg Königshofen

1. Wild Bee House – Marstädter See loop from Königshofen

2. Marienkapelle Hofstetten loop from Marbach

3. Hiking loop from Marbach

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