ライヒスホーフの洞窟・トップ16

Nice little trailer up to Schloss 🏰 Homburg and then on to Nümbrecht.

The "Thick Stones", around 350 million years old, were also said to have been called Holsteins in the past. This is probably where the name of the nearby Holstein's Mill comes from.

The castle has a full calendar of events and the museum will be open again from June 8, 2023. But even so, the castle is a worthwhile destination. Further information at http://www.schloss-homburg.de/cms200mfsh/home/.

😂 true. Obelix forgot something...

There is a lot to look at, so make sure you take your time to browse around.

The complex, which was still preserved and inhabited around 1830, was used as a quarry in the late 19th century, which is why it is largely in ruins today. The hilltop castle stands on a mountain spur that slopes steeply on three sides; it thus dominated the past Bergische Eisenstrasse, later named Hileweg in 1048. In addition to the walls, the more than 20-meter-high, round donjon, which has a Baroque dome and is partially slated, and building remains from the 14th to 18th centuries and a polygonal bastion from the 15th / 16th centuries have been preserved. Century, which was expanded in 1757 and 1932/33. Only the outer bailey can be visited at any time. The buildings in which the von Hatzfeldtsche Försterei are housed are privately owned.

Impressive "thick" (large) stones!

Free parking space available. Can also be used as a hiking parking lot, e.g. for the 6 km long "sound path"