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Hellmat Castle Ruins (Heimberg Castle)

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Hellmat Castle Ruins (Heimberg Castle)

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Hellmat Castle Ruins (Heimberg Castle)

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Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald

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Location: Bretzfeld, Hohenlohekreis, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Breitenauer See – Eschenau–Scheppach Cycle Path loop from Öhringen Hauptbahnhof

37.5km

02:30

480m

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2. Stone Sofa 1885 – Steinknickle Observation Tower loop from Oberheimbach

24.9km

02:10

450m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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3. Lindelberg Vineyards – Stone Sofa 1885 loop from Bretzfeld

32.7km

02:35

440m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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freischneider

August 21, 2019

Heimberg Castle, also called Hellmat Castle or Hellmat Castle Ruin, is the remainder of a hilltop castle on the Schloßbuckel of the Heimberg (350 m above sea level).
The probably built in the 13th century castle was the seat of the occupied since 1253 gentlemen of Heimberg, but they sold early and partly came from the widow of Heinrich von Böckingen to the house Hohenlohe. Presumably, the castle was destroyed after 1344.

The artificially raised a few meters castle area has a diameter of about 50 meters. A moat several meters deep, where today the road leads to the mountain spur, protected the castle on the southwest attack side and secured on the other three sides ring ditches. Wall remains point to a ring wall, a gatehouse and other buildings. The still approximately 1.8 meters high mountain frog with rare herringbone pattern (Opus spicatum) has an outer circumference of 5.5 by 5.7 meters and an inner of 3.2 by 3.2 meters. The literature also refers to humpback quasern masonry.

Further information:
burgen-web.de/hellmat.pdf

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Elke E.

April 5, 2021

From here you have a beautiful view of Unterheimbach.

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wolfix

March 16, 2022

Nice view of Unterheimbach

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Location: Bretzfeld, Hohenlohekreis, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Hellmat Castle Ruins (Heimberg Castle)

1. Breitenauer See – Eschenau–Scheppach Cycle Path loop from Öhringen Hauptbahnhof

2. Stone Sofa 1885 – Steinknickle Observation Tower loop from Oberheimbach

3. Lindelberg Vineyards – Stone Sofa 1885 loop from Bretzfeld

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