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Weißenstein Castle Ruins and View of Marburg

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Gießen District

Weißenstein Castle Ruins and View of Marburg

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Weißenstein Castle Ruins and View of Marburg

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Location: Marburg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Biotope at Kaltes Wasser – Weissenstein loop from Wehrda

5.76km

01:38

130m

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

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2. View of the Behring Mausoleum – Elisabeth Church Marburg loop from Marburg (Lahn)

16.8km

04:54

460m

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

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3. Forest Trail Near Michelbach – Marienhäuschen loop from Michelbach

14.3km

04:06

350m

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

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Charly

July 20, 2020

Remains of a castle with a good view over the Lahn to Marburg

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Mafel

June 28, 2017

The bright sandstone on the wooded crest gave Burg Weinstein its name.

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Siggi, die 🐌

April 28, 2023

Weißenstein Castle is the ruin of a hilltop castle in the Wehrda district of Marburg an der Lahn in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse.

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The castle is about 1000 m north of Wehrda above the Lahn valley at a good 250 m above sea level. NHN high white Buntsandsteinkuppe, from which its name is derived.

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Findings from excavations show that the site was used in ancient times; possibly a part of the ramparts dates back to the Iron Age. The ramparts enclosed an area of 620 m². Relief data shows a surrounding wall, multi-stepped to the northwest, covering an area of approximately 1.4 ha.

In the 8th and 9th centuries, actual castle construction began with a square building. By the 11th century, the complex had been expanded with ring walls, a residential tower, a triangular extension and a residential building with a pentagonal tower. The complex was destroyed by fire at the end of the 11th and beginning of the 12th century.
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Location: Marburg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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Weißenstein Castle Ruins and View of Marburg

1. Biotope at Kaltes Wasser – Weissenstein loop from Wehrda

2. View of the Behring Mausoleum – Elisabeth Church Marburg loop from Marburg (Lahn)

3. Forest Trail Near Michelbach – Marienhäuschen loop from Michelbach

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