The history of the Old Rock Cellar at the Waldeck Castle Ruins is fascinating:

The Old Rock Cellar was used as an underground storage facility in the Middle Ages and is carved into the rock.

There are legends that say that the cellar may have been a pagan place of worship dedicated to the goddess Nussa.

The Waldeck Castle Ruins themselves are an impressive hilltop castle that was first mentioned in documents in 1124. It was one of the oldest castles in the Upper Palatinate and served as a place of refuge and fortress over the centuries.

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The origin of Waldeck Castle, which towers above the vaults, has also been glorified as a legend: reports from the 19th century contain the legend of an allegedly pagan cult site of the goddess Nussa on the mountain, as well as the belief in Roman-Jewish roots of the castle, since a stone with a Hebrew inscription was allegedly found on the castle grounds in the 17th century.
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2. Waldeck Castle Ruins – Historic Market Square, Waldeck loop from Kemnath

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3. St. Ägidius Chapel – Waldeck Castle Ruins loop from Kemnath

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Elevation 640 m

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