ワイラーの湖・トップ18

城とキャンプ場が一緒になっているのは珍しい。しかし、この小さくて素敵な場所は、キャンピングカーの駐車スペースの中でも特別な存在だ。ここでは移動できることが必須条件だ。なぜなら、レストランがないからだ。しかし、緑豊かな場所にはゲストのための広いスペースがある。城全体のエリアは一見の価値がある。

The mysterious castle lake, with no water supply, always the same water level. To my knowledge, the bottom of the lake has not yet been found. It is a volcanic cave system. Where does the water come from?

Not much remains of the Schnepfenburg, mentioned in 1166, which was intended to protect the graduation tower. It was used as an official residence and prison until 1786, then caught fire and was replaced by a castle. This now forms the district court. The Schnepfenburg was described as "insurmountable" and you can still explore the imposing walls above the castle lake today. The viewing platform is only closed at night.

Very nice cycle path along the Werra

Nice place to stay for a short while.

The two-storey building with the round stair tower now houses holiday apartments. Built around 1600, Johann Leopold von Geyso bought the estate in 1710 and added the stair tower to the front. The von Geyso family lived in the castle until the middle of the 19th century. It came into the possession of the Prussian Minister of Trade von Berlepsch via the industrialist Wenzel. Outbuildings and farm buildings fell victim to the great village fire in 1895. After the Second World War, the property was nationalised and the local administration and library moved in. A descendant of the von Berlepschs got the property back after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The Bernshauser Kutte is a small, circular karst sinkhole lake and a geological feature worth protecting. A very narrow, sometimes slippery path leads around it.

The Schnepfenburg was built in Salzungen to protect the local saltworks. It was first mentioned in 1166. In 1295 the castle was besieged and taken by King Adolf of Nassau. It remained the official residence and also served as a court and prison. When the city burned in 1786, the Schnepfenburg was also destroyed. The castle, which today serves as the district court, and the town church were built on its foundations.