ヴィンデン・イム・エルツタルの洞窟・トップ18

Quite impressive!

Below the Sexau vineyard you have a beautiful view over the countryside to the impressive Hochburg ruins near Emmendingen. It is one of the largest castle ruins on the Upper Rhine.

It was first mentioned as “Hachberg” castle in the 12th century; The gentlemen from Hachberg are possible founders and first owners. The Margraves of Baden and the Hachberg branch had owned and used the complex since the 13th century. The castle's heyday began in the 17th century, when Margrave Georg Friedrich von Baden had it expanded into a fortress.

The settlement of the landscape in Freiamt has probably in the 11./12. Century during the great clearing epoch of the Black Forest. Even then, people knew that there could be silver ore veins between the rocks in the federal sandstone in the Brettenbach valley. So the Zähringer dukes took favorable land and pushed out the smaller nobility who were busy with the clearing. The Zähringers appointed a able subject a knight of Keppenbach and ordered him to build a castle to protect the silver ore mines. This finally reaches a length of 200 meters and a width of 35 meters. However, the yield of silver was lower than hoped. Mining was abandoned around 1800 at the latest. The first written mention of the Knights of Keppenbach was in 1161. Hartmut von Keppenbach is listed as a witness in a purchase deed from Tennebach. Since the age of the castle is not known, it can be concluded that Keppenbach Castle already existed at this time. You can find more information about Bur Keppenbach on my homepage: https://www.breisgau-burgen.de/de/index.php/breisgau-burgen/burgen-a-h/burgen-f/freiamt-burg-keppenbach

The history of the castle is very interesting. The tower can be walked on and you can enjoy a fantastic view

worth the climb, great castle with beautiful views. The tower can be climbed during the day.

Castle ruins with resting places and views of the surrounding area.

Very nice opportunity to take a break