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Geislingen an der Steige

View of Bad Überkingen and the Filstal from Burgstall

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Geislingen an der Steige

View of Bad Überkingen and the Filstal from Burgstall

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View of Bad Überkingen and the Filstal from Burgstall

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    Location: Geislingen an der Steige, Göppingen, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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    1. Buchrainen Hut – Tiroler Fels Viewpoint loop from Bad Überkingen

    10.1km

    02:47

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

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    2. Tiroler Fels Viewpoint – St. Vitus Church (Türkheim) loop from Bad Überkingen

    12.8km

    03:31

    200m

    200m

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

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    3. Kahlenstein Viewpoint – Geiselstein Viewpoint loop from Türkheim

    12.0km

    03:26

    260m

    260m

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

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    April 3, 2023

    The Burgstall got its name from the people of Türkheim, it is a ledge with a great view of Bad Überkingen, the Filstal valley and the Jungfrauenfelsen.

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      April 3, 2023

      No castle ruins, even if the name promises so

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        April 29, 2023

        Very nice vantage point over Bad Überkingen.

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          August 19, 2023

          The almost square castle site (28 x 33 meters) is located on the edge of the valley on an exposed rocky outcrop on cliffs that slope steeply to the northeast and northwest, and stands out only slightly from the surrounding area in a southeasterly direction towards the village. To the southeast and northeast, a rectangular wall remains approx. 70 cm high encloses the former castle area. In front of it, a still shallow hollow moat can be seen. There are no traces of any building remains in the castle courtyard.
          This is a small walled tower castle that was built shortly after 1100. The southeast and northeast flanks of the castle complex were probably protected by a towering, rectangular shield wall with a moat in front of it facing the village.
          It is likely that only a subordinate servant of the lord of the castle lived here in this modest castle on the edge of the village.
          After 1200, the castle was abandoned as a residence and began to decay.

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            Location: Geislingen an der Steige, Göppingen, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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