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Burg Waldau Ruins
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N!LS🌈🚹
May 8, 2025
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Waldau Castle is a former medieval hilltop castle founded and built by the Count of Eetsteim around 1300. The very few remaining remains of the castle are also known as the "Hünenschloß" (Hunslet Castle).
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Rüdiger M
May 10, 2025
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The Waldau family first appears in documented records in the early 13th century. When Heinrich von Waldau was excommunicated in 1315 for plundering the Waldassen Monastery, half of the castle …
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May 10, 2025
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Waldau Castle has a remarkable and unusual architectural history, as is clearly evident from several vertical construction joints. The oldest component is the massive keep with its robust, bossed ashlar …
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