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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Neuenstein Castle

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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Neuenstein Castle

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Neuenstein Castle

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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1. "Raboldshäuser Ritterweg" - Fairy Tale Path, Premium Hiking Trail

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2. Neuenstein Castle – Flax retting pit loop from Saasen

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3. Neuenstein Castle – Village Fountain Neuenstein loop from Mühlbach

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Ragnar Gunnerson

October 3, 2019

Neuenstein Castle rises above the Saasen district of the Neuenstein community on a steep limestone cliff approx. 350 m above sea level. The castle, first mentioned in 1267, was built around the middle of the 13th century by Count Albert I von Wallenstein as Neuwallenstein. In 1318 the castle was besieged and destroyed.
The palace complex remained in ruins until 1357 and was rebuilt from 1357 by Simon von Wallenstein and replaced by the Hessian landgrave Otto the Elder. Sagittarius (1366) conquered. The floor plan of the main castle forms a regular square, which is dominated by the 28 m high tower, the so-called keep. The feudal and ownership structures of Neuenstein Castle were varied. With the death of the last Wallensteiner, the secret government councilor August Gottfried Freiherr von Wallenstein, the castle finally fell to the Hessians in 1745.

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Michel ✔

December 31, 2023

The castle was probably built around the middle of the 13th century by Albert I of Count von Wallenstein (formerly Count vonSchauburg), who had resided at Wallenstein Castle ("Waldinsteyn") six kilometers to the northwest since the beginning of the century, according to which he also called himself since 1233. Both castles were on the road from Hersfeld via Homberg (Efze) and Fritzlar to Kassel.
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de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Neuenstein_(Saasen)

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Regina Litzenburger

May 16, 2025

A wonderful place; be sure to stroll through the rose garden and the nature garden. There's a wealth of information and examples of how you can contribute to biodiversity conservation in your own garden.

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Neuenstein Castle

1. "Raboldshäuser Ritterweg" - Fairy Tale Path, Premium Hiking Trail

2. Neuenstein Castle – Flax retting pit loop from Saasen

3. Neuenstein Castle – Village Fountain Neuenstein loop from Mühlbach

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