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The ruins of Lobdeburg Castle are among the most impressive and best-preserved Romanesque secular buildings in Thuringia. They are also among the most important cultural monuments in the territory of the independent city of Jena and represent an important local recreation destination for the people of the surrounding area.

From down here you have a great view of the Dornburg Castles and the panoramic path directly in front of them.

I was very impressed by this perspective!

Lobdeburg was first mentioned in 1166. The castle was most likely built by the Lords of Auhausen, appointed by the emperor as ministerials, who named the castle after the town of Lobeda. One reason for this was probably the good experiences that the emperor had already had with other ministerials in the area who belonged to the family group. Shortly afterwards, the branch of the family that lived here called itself “von Lobedeburg”. The construction of the castle was completed in 1185. As a result of the Vogtland War of 1354–57, the imperial rule of the Lobdeburgers came under the suzerainty of the Wettins in 1358. In 1450, Duke Wilhelm of Saxony conquered the castle in the Saxon Civil War. The Puster family owned the castle until 1591. The complex then began to fall into disrepair and the stones were used, among other things, to build the Saale Bridge near Burgau. Source: Wikipedia

From the bridge there is a very nice view of the Dornburg castles and the Saale.

In Dorndorf, below the Dornburger castles, there is a court bakery with an ice cream parlor and a beer garden, ideal for cyclists to rest

It's not just "a great castle up there" .... It's actually 3 castles that are called "Thuringia's balcony". :-)

A truly impressive bridge.