하르츠 산맥‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 동굴

Very beautiful castle ruins with free admission. There's also an observation tower. From the top, you can get a great view of the entire surrounding area and the ruins. There's also a stamp station here. The route to the castle is strenuous if you're traveling by bike.

Here is the stamp location 187 Lauenburg.

A beautiful viewpoint and a good place for a rest.

The two-part castle complex was built in the third quarter of the 11th century as an imperial castle under Henry IV and was first mentioned in documents in 1164. The construction of the outer and main castle probably took up to ten years. The purpose of the complex, which had a total length of more than 350 m, was to protect Quedlinburg and the nearby military roads. In 1180 it was conquered by Frederick I (Barbarossa) during military conflicts. In 1273 the castle was acquired by the Counts of Regenstein, which led to a power struggle between the Bishop of Halberstadt and the Counts of Regenstein. Bishop Albrecht II alone is said to have visited the castle nine times between 1326 and 1351. In 1351 the castle complex came into the possession of the bishops, who then gave the castle back to the Counts of Regenstein as a fief. From 1479 onwards the Quedlinburg Abbey was the fiefholder of the castle. Other owners of the castle were the Dukes Ernst of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Albrecht of Saxe-Coburg, and from 1740 also King Frederick II of Prussia. The Prussian state later bought the castle for demolition. It then became the property of the city of Quedlinburg and in 1887 it became state property again. Source: Wikipedia

Wernigerode Castle took on its current form at the end of the 19th century and became a leading building of North German historicism. Today it houses a much-visited museum. Source: Wikipedia

Wernigerode Castle in Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt, took on its current form at the end of the 19th century and became a model building of North German historicism. Today it houses a much-visited museum. Source: Wikipedia

THE photo motif of the castle and one of the most beautiful stamp points of the Harz hiking badge.

The complex was first mentioned in a document in 1312 as "castrum Königshof", when Bishop Albrecht von Halberstadt bought the castle from the squire Heinrich von Botvelde. In 1324 it was mentioned again as "castrum Köningshof acqisivit", then the castle went quiet. In 1614 the only other mention was of the keep at Königshoffe, which from 1709 onwards was only referred to as Königsburg. By then the complex had already fallen into ruins. When Paul Höfer carried out extensive excavations between 1898 and 1901, he believed that he had found the long-sought Bodfeld palace. He published several articles about it. In 1931, thanks to advances in soil research, this was proven to be a mistake by Carl Schuchhardt and confirmed a little later by Paul Grimm, who determined that the finds, especially the ceramics, were no older than the 13th century. Although these research results from the 1930s have been widely recognized in scientific research, Königshütte still advertises the fact that the Königsburg is the Bodfeld hunting palace and one of the most historic places in the Harz. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruine_K%C3%B6nigsburg