Name: Hollow Way to Homburg Castle Ruins
Rating: 2

Routes

Route planner

Features

Product updates

Get the App

Discover

Places to see

Germany

Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Main-Spessart

Gössenheim

Hollow Way to Homburg Castle Ruins

Discover

Places to see

Germany

Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Main-Spessart

Gössenheim

Hollow Way to Homburg Castle Ruins

Recommended by 47 hikers

This Highlight goes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Ruine Homburg

Save

Location: Gössenheim, Main-Spessart, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Save

See hikes here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Hiking Routes to Hollow Way to Homburg Castle Ruins

4.9

(14)

hikers

1. Homburg Castle Ruins – Summit Cross at Ruine Homburg loop from Gössenheim

4.78km

01:24

130m

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

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

4.9

(10)

hikers

2. Maria im Weinberg Chapel – Summit Cross at Ruine Homburg loop from Gössenheim

5.41km

01:34

140m

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

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

5.0

(7)

hikers

3. Summit Cross at Ruine Homburg – Homburg Castle Ruins loop from Gössenheim

5.93km

01:41

130m

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

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

Tips

Nico

January 13, 2023

Beautiful ravine just below the ruins

Translated by Google •

Frank Rmr

February 8, 2023

One of the less steep route variants to and from Homburg Castle. Due to the course through a dense forest, this variant is also recommended in stronger sunshine.

Translated by Google •

MS 🚴‍♂️

July 27, 2024

The Homburg (also Homburg o.d. Wern, formerly Hohenberg o.d. Wern) is the ruin of a hilltop castle at 300 m above sea level near Gössenheim in the Lower Franconian district of Main-Spessart. It is considered one of the largest castle ruins in Franconia.

The castle was built by the Lords of Homburg (also of Hohenburg) as ministerials of the Würzburg diocese. The first lord of the castle mentioned in a document was Dietrich von Hohenberg in 1170. According to tradition, the castle was founded between 1028 and 1031 by Reinhard von Hohenberg from Burg Adolphsbühl, a son of Arnold von Hohenstein, who emigrated from the Lahn to Franconia in 1008. However, this cannot be proven and was probably invented later.

The castle was in the border area of the diocese of Würzburg, the Counts of Rieneck, the Counts of Henneberg and the Imperial Abbey of Fulda. Between 1223 and 1225, the family provided a bishop of Würzburg, Dietrich von Homburg. Dietrich von Hohenberg died in 1381 as the last of his family without a male heir. This ended the Reinhard line. His daughter Christine and her husband Konrad IV von Bickenbach were the sole heirs of all Hohenberg property. Hohenburg thus fell to the House of Bickenbach, which had its seat at Clingenburg.

In 1469, all of the goods of the former Hohenberg estate were sold by the House of Bickenbach to the Bishopric of Würzburg in the form of Prince-Bishop Rudolf II von Scherenberg, Duke of Franconia. In 1492, Homburg became the official seat of the Homburg an der Werren district and received a bailiff.

The outer bailey with the Zwinger dates from the early Gothic period (around 1235) and was extended in the Zwinger area from 1470. In 1525, the castle survived the Peasants' War unscathed; but in 1680 there was a fire in the manor house. This marked the beginning of the gradual decay of the buildings.

Source: Wikipedia

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Distance 842 m

Uphill 80 m

Downhill 0 m

Weather

Today

Sunday 21 September

22°C

11°C

100 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Gössenheim, Main-Spessart, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Hollow Way to Homburg Castle Ruins

1. Homburg Castle Ruins – Summit Cross at Ruine Homburg loop from Gössenheim

2. Maria im Weinberg Chapel – Summit Cross at Ruine Homburg loop from Gössenheim

3. Summit Cross at Ruine Homburg – Homburg Castle Ruins loop from Gössenheim

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️