オーバーヴィーゼンの洞窟・トップ8

The castle is now a retirement home. It's a very well-maintained property.

Not much remains of the spur castle. But the remaining walls, along with the view, give the place a certain flair. Neu-Bolanden Castle is now a cultural monument.

Below the castle ruins there is a small rest area with a table, which can be reached via a small staircase.

The town of Kirchheim was first mentioned in 774.

First mentioned in 1258, a hilltop castle was built here In 1525, during the Peasants' War, it was plundered and burned down In 1689, during the Thirty Years' War, the castle was destroyed again and in 1822, all but a few remains were demolished

Found on the information sign of the Bolander Heimatverein e.V.: Werner II, who was probably primarily responsible for the construction of this castle, was the most powerful ministerial of Emperor Barbarossa (and friend of Hildegard von Bingen). Emperor Friedrich II appointed him Imperial Chamberlain (the office was passed down in the family). At the time, this castle was obviously one of the most important and powerful in the country, but not much of that can be seen today. But the view from the remains of the walls of Bolanden and the Donnersberg is very pretty, and here the fox and the hare actually say goodnight to each other! We saw the hare, and the fox's droppings. The insects and birds are more eager to show off, and you can observe them up close in the wildflower meadows and orchards.

Very nicely decorated entrance gate

A three-winged palace complex was planned. Only two were built, as considerable sums were raised for the Weilburg palace complex.