エッシェンブルクの洞窟・トップ13

On the left the path leads to the former Blankenstein Castle

Dillenburg old town and tower, as well as catacombs are worth seeing.

In its current state (winter 24), this path is no longer my favorite. Lots of dead wood (the path to the castle ruins is closed) and broken trees in the winter gray.

Simply beautiful. Everything has been said. Ideal place to stay

A beautiful old moated castle with an interesting history. Around the castle you can learn a lot about the castle on information boards. In the wooded area above there is an adventure playground and other boards showing the location of the various trades in the castle. Worth seeing and exciting. There are tables and benches all over the site to linger and you can also stop off in the depot (observe opening hours). Admission to the site is free.

From here you have many opportunities to hike in all directions. Circular routes are also possible depending on the conditions

The former residence of the Counts of Wittgenstein towers over Bad Laasphe and is surrounded by forests. Today there is a private high school, a junior high school and a boarding school. But you can also celebrate, hold meetings and stay overnight here. You can find more information here: https://www.schlosswittgenstein.de/#home.

The town of Dillenburg laid the foundation for its importance as the seat of power of the Nassau-Dillenburg family early on. Although it was first mentioned in a document in 1254, it received city rights only 90 years later from King Ludwig IV of Bavaria. Wilhelm I of Orange was born here in April 1533. He organized the war of liberation in Dillenburg, gathered his followers at Ginsburg and is considered the founder of the Dutch royal family. Dillenburg recorded 600 deaths during the worst plague epidemics in history. In between, as a result of the Thirty Years' War, Dillenburg was sacked by the Swedes in 1634. The last prince of the House of Nassau-Dillenburg died in 1739. His inheritance passed to the related House of Orange-Nassau in the Netherlands. With the end of this principality, the connection to the Netherlands was broken and Dillenburg passed to the Duchy of Nassau. In modern times, Dillenburg was shaped by mining and iron processing, as is typical for the region.