ポルタヴェストファリカの洞窟・トップ20

Foundations of a mysterious castle

Once you have deciphered the plaque, the text of which can hardly be read because the glass pane is extremely reflective, the reconstruction of the foundation walls helps to understand the size and structure of the castle. It was small, but it has that in common with many other castles.

It's a very nice hike to this point. Always worth a hike.

A very mystical place when it is foggy.

From the George Tower you can see Paschenburg Castle at the very top. There's a significant difference in altitude, so it's recommended to visit the tower for a better view. The route from Schaumburg Castle to Paschenburg isn't particularly easy for cyclists.

The Wittekindsburg, as it is known today, is a castle-like restaurant, but the real fortifications, which bear the name Wittekindsburg, date back to the Iron Age and were built over 2000 years ago. In 1893, it was decided to build a tourist spot and hiking destination between the remains of the foundations of the real castle, which had long since been reclaimed by nature. A residential building was built shortly afterwards, along with a pub and stable. Just 5 years later, the residential building was torn down and the current building was built on the same site. This entire building complex, with its half-timbering and the striking tower, which can be easily recognized from the surrounding valleys, is now a listed building.

The Wittekindsburg service station offers hikers a good stop to take a breather. In addition, from the Wittekindsburg you have a wonderful view of the flowing valley with the Costedter ponds.

Schloss Bückeburg is a castle in Bückeburg and ancestral seat of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe, Otto's son Ernst von Holstein-Schaumburg, who ruled from 1601 to 1622 and was prince in 1619, made Bückeburg his residence in 1607. He granted her city rights, had new roads laid out, fortifications and buildings built; including the town church with the early baroque facade from 1615. On the market square he had the outer castle portal with a flanking administration building, the Princely Court Chamber, which still exists today, and the ballroom built. Ernst transformed the garden laid out under his father into a typical, quite representative Renaissance garden. In 1622 the great stables were the last to be built. The palace chapel received an early baroque wooden decoration and was completely painted in the Mannerist style. The filigree wooden decoration of the palace chapel was made by the two Hildesheim sculptors Ebbert the Younger and Jonas Wulff.