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Plötzkau Castle

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Location: Plötzkau, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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1. Bernburg Lock – Saalebrücke Gröna loop from Plötzkau

20.2km

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2. Schloss Plötzkau – Saalebrücke Gröna loop from Gröna

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3. View of Plötzkau Castle – St. George Church Plötzkau loop from Plötzkau

7.49km

01:54

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

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Alwin

June 12, 2022

Striking tower housing a museum.
Stamp point 40 of the Salzland cultural stamp.

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Kay Beinhart :-)

September 20, 2021

Great castle right on the Saale cycle path,
served us as the first supply point at the 4th Ballhaus March (this time Bernbuurg - Aschersleben).
A visit is definitely worthwhile here!

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MOF

April 2, 2021

A well-preserved and beautiful castle or palace complex with a view of the Saale floodplain.

The medieval round castle was first mentioned in a document in 1049. Bernhard von Hecklingen is probably the first Count of Plötzkau. He founded a Benedictine monastery in nearby Kakelingen. It is assumed that the establishment of the county was related to the castle policy of Henry IV. His son Dietrich was mentioned in a document as Count von Plötzkau. Helperich, Dietrich's son, received the Nordmark in 1112 as a fiefdom from Emperor Heinrich V. In the course of the uprising of the Saxon nobility against Heinrich V, which ended in the 1115 battle of the Welfesholz with the defeat of the emperor, he was unable to enforce his claims . Obviously the family remained closely connected to the imperial family, because Helperich's son, Konrad, was enfeoffed with the Nordmark in 1130. However, Konrad could not enjoy his property for long, because he was killed in the Italian campaign of King Lothar I in 1133. Konrad's brother Bernhard, the last Count of Plötzkau, was killed in the second crusade in 1147.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Plötzkau

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Location: Plötzkau, Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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