브레커펠트‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 동굴

As you cycle through the historic old town of Hückeswagen, the character of the route changes noticeably. Narrow streets, half-timbered houses, and the castle perched high above the town define the landscape. This section adds an urban flair to the tour and reveals a different side of the Bergisches Land region – compact, historic, and vibrant, seamlessly integrated into the route.

Only a few foundation walls and the foundations of the three towers, one of which still rises a few meters in height, remain today. The entire complex has a park-like character and is used for various events. A hiking trail leads around the castle hill through the forest and down to the Ruhr. The ruin offers the viewer a unique view of the Ruhr, the city of Wetter, Lake Harkort and the Ardey Mountains.

Because of the Hunger Force, the archbishop built the castle, which was widely known in its day as one of the most stately castles in the region, but had little luck as a fortification. After the famous Battle of Worringen in 1288, Count Eberhard I von der Mark conquered Volmarstein Castle and had the proud fortress partially destroyed. After it was rebuilt by the archbishop of Cologne, it was less than 50 years before another count of the Mark, this time Engelbert II of the Mark, besieged the castle again in 1324 and had it destroyed again. The Lords of the Mark rebuilt the castle between 1344 and 1360 and used it until the 16th century. The castle was only used as a palace-like residence, most recently probably by Duke Johann von Kleve-Mark around 1525. After that, Volmarstein Castle remained uninhabited and fell into disrepair in the years that followed. When a devastating fire destroyed the village in 1754, the citizens used the castle ruins as a quarry and thus finally sealed the fate of Volmarstein Castle.

The direct access to the castle, here you drive up the street.

Beautiful old town with a castle in the narrow valley of the Wupper between Remscheid-Lennep and Wipperfürth.

The Volmarstein castle ruins on the left bank of the Ruhr were built around 1100 as an outpost for the Archbishops of Cologne and conquered by the Counts of Mark in 1288 and 1324, respectively, and then destroyed.

I really liked the old town of Hückeswagen, which is under monument protection. With the three churches and the castle, a visit is worthwhile, perhaps also in combination with the Bergisches Streifzug No. 2.

Suddenly, unsuspecting, such a beautiful, idyllic place