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Königsburg Ruins (Königshütte)

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Königsburg Ruins (Königshütte)

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Location: Oberharz am Brocken, Landkreis Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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1. Elendsweg Along the Kalte Bode – Kalte Bode Riverside Trail loop from Schierke

39.3km

03:10

550m

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2. Zillierbach Reservoir – Königshütte Reservoir loop from Wernigerode Westerntor

52.5km

03:56

800m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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3. Warmen Bode Riverside Path – Kalte Bode Riverside Trail loop from Benneckenstein

37.6km

02:47

410m

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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Klausi

April 28, 2024

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 was mentioned again as "castrum Köningshof acqisivit", then the castle went quiet. In 1614 the only other mention was of the keep at Königshoffe, which from 1709 onwards was only referred to as Königsburg. By then the complex had already fallen into ruins.
When Paul Höfer carried out extensive excavations between 1898 and 1901, he believed that he had found the long-sought Bodfeld palace. He published several articles about it. In 1931, thanks to advances in soil research, this was proven to be a mistake by Carl Schuchhardt and confirmed a little later by Paul Grimm, who determined that the finds, especially the ceramics, were no older than the 13th century. Although these research results from the 1930s have been widely recognized in scientific research, Königshütte still advertises the fact that the Königsburg is the Bodfeld hunting palace and one of the most historic places in the Harz.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruine_K%C3%B6nigsburg

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🚴🏻Steffen

September 2, 2020

Stamp location Harz hiking pin 👍

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Norman II.

May 1, 2017

Stamp office of the Harzer hiking nobility.

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Location: Oberharz am Brocken, Landkreis Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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Königsburg Ruins (Königshütte)

1. Elendsweg Along the Kalte Bode – Kalte Bode Riverside Trail loop from Schierke

2. Zillierbach Reservoir – Königshütte Reservoir loop from Wernigerode Westerntor

3. Warmen Bode Riverside Path – Kalte Bode Riverside Trail loop from Benneckenstein

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