ゾンネベルクの洞窟・トップ8

Strongly reminiscent of an apartment block from the 1950s.

beautiful view of the town. beautiful castle courtyard

Today it is used as a retirement home.

The previous building was built around 1525 as a moated castle by the Barons of Schaumberg. From 1671 it was owned by the Redwitz family, and from 1692 by the Barons of Speßhardt. In 1720 the old castle was demolished and the new castle was built around 1750, which was still surrounded by water on three sides until the end of the 19th century. Today the building serves as a retirement and nursing home.

A visit to the Schaumburg ruins is definitely worth it! The view from above over the Thuringian to Coburger Land is worth seeing.

Rauenstein is a village in the southern Thuringian district of Sonneberg. It is part of the municipality of Frankenblick. Rauenstein is located in the Grümpen valley on the southern edge of the Thuringian Slate Mountains, about 2 km west of Effelder. The place near the older Rauenstein Castle of the same name was first mentioned in a document in 1445. Historically, the castle, owned by the von Schaumberg noble family for centuries, was the determining factor of the place. In 1783, Duke George I of Saxony-Meiningen licensed the Rauenstein porcelain factory founded by Johann Friedrich Greiner right next to the castle, which became the town's most important source of income and already had 180 employees in 1851. In 1910 the place was opened up by the Eisfeld – Sonneberg railway line. (Source: Wikipedia)

You can come here as part of the HINTERINDIEN.DE tour no. 83.

The absolute highlight of the HINTERINDIEN.DE tour no. 83