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Burgruine Wildstein

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Burgruine Wildstein

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    1. Wildstein Summit – Burgruine Wildstein loop from Wildstein

    7.52km

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

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

    Intermediate

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

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    January 29, 2018

    The castle Wildstein was first mentioned in the early 14th century. Today, the plant located near Wildstein, municipality of Teunz in the Upper Palatinate district of Schwandorf is only preserved as the remainder of a castle stables.

    The remains of the Burgstall Wildstein lie at 744 m altitude on a hill, southwest of the village Wildstein. The remnants of the complex can be reached from the village in ten minutes. On a clear day, the visitor has a magnificent panoramic view over the "Waldbuckel" of the Upper Palatinate Forest.

    Nordgau called in the period around 1000 AD, the area of ​​the middle and northern Upper Palatinate. The land was gradually colonized (clearing settlements in the vicinity are: Zeinried, Kühried, Pullenried, Wildeppenried) and the lands, in which the Slavs (Slavic settlements are: Teunz, Gleiritsch) from the East were already colonial advances. Castles therefore secured the area to the east. The Upper Palatinate is therefore the most densely casted area in Germany.

    In the vicinity of Wildstein were the castles Kunzenstein, today a castle stable about two kilometers northwest, Flossenbürg, Leuchtenberg, Trausnitz, Tännesberg, Gleiritsch (Castle Plassenberg), House Murach (Obermurach), Thanstein, Reichenstein in Stadlern and Frauenstein in Weiding. In the Middle Ages, trade routes led east through the area. From the east, however, came again and again incursions to the newly populated areas of the Bavarian Nordgaus. The Castle Wildstein served, as well as the other castles, the administration of the area, the protection and control of trade routes and the defense against invasions.

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      March 26, 2019

      Once upon a time, a late medieval castle towered on the Wildenstein. Today only a part of the ring wall and a shell tower from the 15th century are left, which have been restored. If you stand at the 744 meter high main rock with its imposing summit cross, you have a unique view over the surrounding landscape - and a bit of mountain happiness in the hilly landscape of the Upper Palatinate Forest.

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        May 10, 2021

        Great view of the Wildstein castle ruins.

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          Location: Teunz, Schwandorf, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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