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Sichelnstein Castle Ruins

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Sichelnstein Castle Ruins

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Location: Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Tönningsborn Fountain – View south towards Nienhagen loop from Sichelnstein

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2. Fuhrmannstein Shelter – Hühnerfeldberg viewpoint loop from Sichelnstein

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3. The Giants of Sichelnstein – Hühnerfeldberg viewpoint loop from Sichelnstein

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Wandertourist

September 27, 2022

The exact origin of Sichelstein Castle is unknown. It is known that in 811 two Saxon nobles had to leave their homeland because they were devoted to Charlemagne. The son of the Bishop of Verden, Amelung, settled in nearby Benterode. It is not known who founded the castle in Sichelnstein, but Amelung's great-grandson bore the title Wittilo von Sichelnstein. The Sichelstein line died out in 1239 with Bardo stabbing his wife. As punishment, all his property fell to the Guelphs and he died alone in his castle. In the following centuries, the castle changed hands several times between Hesse and Brunswick. Otto the Quade in particular waged war against his cousin Hermann I of Hesse from here, which is why he had Sichelnstein heavily fortified. The end of Sichelstein Castle is not documented, but it was probably destroyed in the Thirty Years' War and used to build up the towns of Sichelstein and Benterode.

The imposing ruin is just the basement of the former castle. All habitable parts are no longer visible today. You can walk around the ruins and also take a look into the very deep moat. An information board and drawings explain the history of Sichelnstein Castle. There is a small open-air stage inside the castle, but access is blocked. All in all, the astonishingly large and mighty ruins in the rather small Sichelnstein are a highlight that should not be missed.

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Siggi, die 🐌

August 9, 2023

"Name legend
Envy and jokes gave the two castles on both sides of the former Brunswick-Hessian border their names in connection with sickle and scythe, similar to the well-known example of the Rhenish castles cat and mouse. According to legend, the Duke of Brunswick, Otto der Quade, built a castle at the foot of the Staufenberg just to be able to rob the Hessians of the grain more easily. In allusion to this, he is said to have baptized the castle Sichelnstein, while Landgrave Hermann the scholar placed the castle Sensenstein opposite him and with the larger name also indicated broader intentions."
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Puffin

July 27, 2021

Hangburg probably built in the 9th century on the former Brunswick-Hessian border

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Location: Lower Saxony, Germany

Sichelnstein Castle Ruins

1. Tönningsborn Fountain – View south towards Nienhagen loop from Sichelnstein

2. Fuhrmannstein Shelter – Hühnerfeldberg viewpoint loop from Sichelnstein

3. The Giants of Sichelnstein – Hühnerfeldberg viewpoint loop from Sichelnstein

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