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Lower Franconia

Hofheim in Unterfranken

Old Castle Ruins (Bettenburg Landscape Park)

Lower Franconia

Hofheim in Unterfranken

Old Castle Ruins (Bettenburg Landscape Park)

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Old Castle Ruins (Bettenburg Landscape Park)

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LSG innerhalb des Naturparks Hassberge (ehemals Schutzzone)

Location: Hofheim in Unterfranken, Haßberge, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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March 29, 2019

Hiking

At this point stands the old castle ruin, which is located in the Bettenburg landscape park. From 1790 the then owner of Bettenburg Castle Christian Dietrich Truchseß von Wetzhausen (1755-1826) established the famous “Bettenburger Tafelrunde”, the Jean-Paul, Gustav Schwab, Friedrich Schelling, Ludwig Spohr, Heinrich Voss, in the course of the then enthusiasm for the Middle Ages and Friedrich Rückert belonged. The historical park opposite the castle served as a stimulus, with an artificial castle ruin and several monuments to commemorate famous knights such as Götz von Berlichingen or Ulrich von Hutten, as well as a “Minnesängerplatz”.

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March 12, 2023

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Memories of bygone times - the artificial ruins of the medieval style have always been part of the compulsory program of the English landscape garden. First and foremost, it fulfills …

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February 15, 2020

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The old castle is an artificial ruin in the Bettenburg landscape park.

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Minnesinger Monument – Ulrich von Hutten Monument loop from Hofheim i. UFr. (VGem)

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Minnesinger Monument – Ulrich von Hutten Monument loop from Hofheim in Unterfranken

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Ulrich von Hutten Monument – Minnesinger Monument loop from Hofheim i. UFr. (VGem)

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Location: Hofheim in Unterfranken, Haßberge, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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