Surrounded by beeches with bizarre visible root formations and almost littered with tons of leaves, one could easily overlook the three-part rampart and moat from the early Middle Ages on the Mühlenberg. But a signpost on the hiking trail and a detailed information board clarify the situation. A dreamlike setting!

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Silke mit Yuna & Yomi

October 3, 2017

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Alt-Sternberg Castle is considered the direct predecessor of Sternberg Castle, which is still preserved today and is located approx. 1.5 km southeast. It consisted of a three-part wall and ditch …

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Klaus aus Lemgo

April 13, 2020

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The old rampart is in the middle of the forest. In the past, everything was unforested and the view was clear for the lords of the castle around 1010. The five depressions on the main castle are cellar holes. A half-timbered house was built above each. The individual ramparts were protected by palisades. Neu-Sternberg was built 250 years later.

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1. Steinberg Summit Viewpoint – View of the Lippische Schweiz loop from Dörentrup

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2. Steinberg Summit Viewpoint – View of the Lippische Schweiz loop from Lüdenhausen

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3. View of the Lippische Schweiz – Alt-Sternberg Viewpoint loop from Lüdenhausen

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Elevation 310 m

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Location: Dörentrup, Kreis Lippe, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Steinberg Summit Viewpoint – View of the Lippische Schweiz loop from Dörentrup

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