The ascent from the parking lot is challenging, but you can rest at the top of the tower of the ruins of Koenigsburg. And then walk around the beautiful lake.

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Alwin

June 24, 2022

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A highlight in Koenigshütte. Great view of Brocken and Wurmberg.

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Klausi

April 28, 2024

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The complex was first mentioned in a document in 1312 as "castrum Königshof", when Bishop Albrecht von Halberstadt bought the castle from the squire Heinrich von Botvelde. In 1324 it …

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