ギルザーベルクの洞窟・トップ10

In the first half of the 13th century, a ruin was created after the demolition in November 1646

The castle gate, built in the 14th century, is the last of the four main gates of the city fortifications. From here you can go straight to the panoramic path and the castle hill.

It is a wonderful place up here at the ruins of the castle, which was probably built in the 13th century, later converted into a landgrave's palace in the 16th century and unfortunately destroyed in 1646 during the Hessian War. I liked it here in the wonderful summer weather so much that I made two sketches to help me remember this moment even better.

The keep is freely accessible, an iron spiral staircase leads to the very top. The view over the nearby and not so nearby surroundings is phenomenal!

The castle gate with city wall leads to the castle hill and castle ruins.

A worthwhile hiking destination, even in the winter months.

A beautiful ruin of a Romanesque castle on high

Towards the end of the 12th or beginning of the 13th century, the construction of the fortifications on the 280 m above sea level began. NHN high Schloßberg started over Jesberg. On April 2, 1241, the brothers Ludwig and Wortwin von Linsingen sold the castle and courthouse "Lenswideshusen", later known as "Jagsperg" or "Jagesburg", to Archbishop Siegfried III of Mainz, but received them back as a Mainz fief. The castle was located on the old Fritzlarer Straße, one of the oldest trade routes in Hesse, which connected the Wetterau with the Fritzlar/Gudensberg area, and became - along with Fritzlar, Naumburg and Heiligenberg near Felsberg - a main base of the power of Mainz in Lower Hesse. The castle was repeatedly mortgaged over the next two centuries; Pledge holders and Burgmannen were u. a. Members of the ministerial families "von Falkenberg", "von Linsingen", "von Gilsa" and "von Grifte". Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Jesberg