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Hartenstein Castle Ruins

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Hartenstein Castle Ruins

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Location: Hartenstein, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

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1. Stein Castle – View of Freibad Hartenstein loop from Thierfeld

5.77km

01:38

120m

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

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2. Isenburg Castle Ruins – Zwickauer Mulde River loop from Hartenstein

20.5km

06:00

520m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. View of Burg Stein – Stein Castle loop from Thierfeld

7.77km

02:12

160m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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December 16, 2016

With the beginning of the rural settlement of the Erzgebirge probably a fortification was built at the end of the 12th century on a plateau above the Thierfelder Bach. This facility has been expanded and expanded over time. The first known owner of the former castle was Meinher I von Werben, who was Burggraf von Meissen in 1173 and who also founded the monastery Zell bei Aue.

From 1406, the county Hartenstein was pledged with the associated villages, forests and castles to the Schoenburger. The territory of the Schönburgischen dominions reached deep into the western and middle Erzgebirge, the territory of the upper county Hartenstein to Elterlein and the Fichtelberg had to be sold but partly in 1559 to the Saxon Electors.

In the 16th century, the castle was rebuilt into a neo-gothic style chateau. The plant had an oval floor plan and existed until the end of April 1945. In the last days of the war, SS units entrenched themselves in the Hartenstein forest, whereupon the castle was almost completely destroyed by American bombs on April 20, 1945. The surviving buildings of the outer courtyard were used for residential purposes after the war. The ruin itself served as an open-air stage.

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Ralf

June 19, 2021

I would like to say that this is not a castle ruin, but the ruin of Hartenstein Castle.

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Moosweibchen🌲🦡🌳

March 12, 2021

Unfortunately, you can't get in here, but it's also well worth seeing from the outside

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Location: Hartenstein, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

Hartenstein Castle Ruins

1. Stein Castle – View of Freibad Hartenstein loop from Thierfeld

2. Isenburg Castle Ruins – Zwickauer Mulde River loop from Hartenstein

3. View of Burg Stein – Stein Castle loop from Thierfeld

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