Creuzburg Castle (Touringen Stamp Station No. 29)

In contrast to many other castles in the Werra Valley and the Thuringian Forest, the Creuzburg is still well preserved today. The lords of the castle recognized early on that the castle had lost its strategic value with the advent of firearms and from then on no longer used the complex as a military fortress. In the meantime, the castle was a courthouse, prison and administrative headquarters.

After the Second World War, the castle, which had now been converted into a castle, was occupied by the Red Army and used as a headquarters. At the beginning of the 1970s, the dilapidated building was handed over to the city of Creuzburg, but the castle had to be closed due to the risk of collapse. Renovation work only began in the 1990s and was finally completed in 1997.

Today you can visit the impressive castle complex, browse the castle museum, feast in the restaurant or spend the night in style in the hotel. There is also a large medieval festival every year at Pentecost.

You can find more information at hotel.burg-creuzburg.de

The Creuzburg is a hilltop castle on a summit, built as a ring wall castle.
In the 8th century the center of
Franconian royal estate "Milinga",
then probably a Benedictine
"St. Peter" branch. The castle was expanded around 1170 by Landgrave Ludwig II. It was the temporary residence of the castle until 1247
Thuringian landgraves, after 1264 to
1879 seat of the Creuzburg district, privately owned from 1898 to 1945 and saved from decay since 1981, the Creuzburg was extensively restored after 1990.

The castle and the view of the surrounding area are highly recommended, as is the restaurant.