マールベルクの洞窟・トップ16

The more than 2.8 km long, adventurous Geroldseck Castle Trail leads from the parking lot at the top of the Schönberg pass to the Hohengeroldseck Castle ruins, visible from afar. At a total of nine stations along the trail, each with a bilingual information panel and a mighty figure carved from chainsaw art explores a theme of castle life. A game and quiz questions at each station are designed to awaken children's interest in hiking and the castle's history.

Great varied path when ascending or descending to the castle

One of the numerous stations on the adventure trail up to Hohengeroldseck Castle

Very beautifully designed adventure trail for the climb to the castle.

The Nirlinsberg is a long tongue of mountain that protrudes far into the valley to the north and drops very steeply to the north, west and east. Its southern, acute-angled end is separated from the rear ridge by a neck ditch about 15 m wide. There is no sign of an assumed wall in the area, the area was leveled for the planting of vines. The area separated by the ditch measures approx. 140 m in length and 25 m at the widest point. The terrain is graded to the north in several flat terraces. In front of the northern tip, in front of the steep slope towards the valley, is a wide, roughly triangular terrace, which is lower but was probably included in the fortifications. Halfway up the artificially steep (excavated) northern slope, a wide berm can be seen all around. In contrast, the eastern slope appears completely changed by later planted terraced vines. The construction time of the plant is not clear. More recent inspections provided new approaches through reading finds here. However, it is still unclear whether it was a refuge (only a temporary retreat (escape castle?) or a permanently inhabited seat of power. Due to the spatial proximity to the early medieval Altenkenzingen and the Carolingian sherd, construction and use in the 8th-10th Century very likely. The Nirlinsberg would thus belong to the group of early forms of medieval castles. More information on my website: https://www.breisgau-burgen.de/de/index.php/breisgau-burgen/burgen-a-h/461-kenzingen-nirlinsberg-8-10-jh

1926年から1929年の発掘調査で得られた、完全に撤去された前堡と中堡に関する知見は、現地に展示されている平面図につながっています。これらの部分からは、加工された岩盤のみが見られます。かつての中堡には、雨よけのある休憩所があります。 主堡からは、一部補強・補修された城壁がいくつか残っています。なぜその際に、石臼が壁に埋め込まれたのかは、私には不可解です。 いずれにしても、この城跡は静かで美しい場所にあり、訪れる価値があります。

The legend of the Grüselhorn has grown up around Lützelhardt Castle, according to which a gentleman from Geroldseck was abducted to Lützelhardt, discovered his whereabouts through a familiar horn call and was then able to free himself. After that, Lützelhardt was said to have been destroyed (around 1235).

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