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The Runneburg Castle was transferred to the Thuringian Palaces and Gardens Foundation, headquartered in Rudolstadt, in 1996. That same year, the Landgrafen-Schenke tavern opened, and the Runneburg Operating Company Weißensee mbH was founded. To commemorate the siege of the castle by Emperor Otto IV, a large replica trebuchet was constructed starting in 1996. It was successfully tested on June 1, 1997, with a stone being thrown over the town's allotment gardens. On August 11, 1999, the day of the total solar eclipse, a fireball was launched from the trebuchet for the first time. In 1998, historian Michael Kirchschlager discovered the Weißensee Purity Law of 1434 for brewing beer (hops, malt, and water) in the Weißensee Historical Archive at Runneburg Castle. In December 1999, the first beer brewed according to the Weißensee Purity Law (Runneburger 1434er) was tasted at the castle. However, in 2010 the association ceased its activities at Runneburg Castle. The restaurant and museum were closed. The trebuchet had already been sold in 2009. [3] (Source: Wikipedia)

A Romanesque building at its core, it has been redesigned several times. The façade was redesigned in the 16th century and again in 1840. One of the oldest historic town halls in Germany.

Beautiful castle! Currently being renovated.

Old enchanted moated castle of Ollendorf near Erfurt. Erfurt North-East cycle path.

The Rabenswald family hiking trail is a great activity for families with children.

In 1564, Georg II Vitzthum von Eckstedt built the Renaissance castle Kannawurf on the estate, which had been in the family since 1539; there were also three other manors in the village. Inscriptions on doors and windows date from between 1563 and 1565. Instead of a medieval moated castle, a three-wing complex was built around an almost square inner courtyard by around 1570, the fourth side of which is closed off by a shield wall with a central round tower. A row of dormer windows decorates the roof. With this form of the so-called castle type, Georg II Vitzthum cited the construction of the new Dresden residential palace of Elector Moritz of Saxony, in whose service he was a marshal, which began around 1547. Owned by the Thuringian Monument Preservation Center and the Thuringian Artists' House since 2007, the partially renovated castle is now used for cultural events. Source: Wikipedia

We didn't see much on our little stroll through Weissensee, as our main goal was the Chinese Garden, but on the little tour we discovered a few things that we will take a closer look at on our next visit: e.g. the town hall, church and castle. We will also pay a visit to the windmill.

Runneburg Castle is maintained and looked after by the Weissensee Castle Administration. Despite its small size, it is a really beautiful complex. The coveted Touring stamp box 376 is also located in the courtyard.