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<< Quartzite stone formation “Dicke Steine” near Homburg Castle >> "The “Dicke Steine” gave rise to a great deal of speculation in the past about their formation and origin. Like the Wiehl stalactite cave, they are one of the geological attractions of the Homburg region. They were formed in the Tertiary period, i.e. 65 to 2 million years ago. At that time, the Bergisches Land had a warm tropical climate. The soil was characterized by the soft sandstone that still predominates today. This was deposited on the sea floor in the Paleozoic period (Devonian). In the places where the Dicken Steine are today, warm, silicic water must have flowed through the sandstone. This caused quartz particles to dissolve in the sandstone, which were then “precipitated” out of the water solution, i.e. they settled again. This formed a fine-grained, closely interlocked quartz. However, this was still surrounded by sandstone - it was only through strong leaching processes that the surrounding softer sandstone layers. The quartzite stones, however, resisted this erosion and remained as "thick stones". The fossils that are often present in the sandstone fell victim to the erosion process almost completely, but can sometimes still be seen in outline in the quartzite." (Oberberg Biological Station, 2013, created as part of the project "Hedge, Hollow Way, Homeland - Cultural Landscape Communication Analogue and Digital". A project within the framework of the LVR Environmental Network) https://www.kuladig.de/Objektansicht/O-57899-20121207-3

The "Thick Stones", around 350 million years old, were also said to have been called Holsteins in the past. This is probably where the name of the nearby Holstein's Mill comes from.

The castle has a full calendar of events and the museum will be open again from June 8, 2023. But even so, the castle is a worthwhile destination. Further information at http://www.schloss-homburg.de/cms200mfsh/home/.

Beautiful spacious castle. The XL evening editions of Bares-für-Rares occasionally take place here.

😂 true. Obelix forgot something...

large castle ruins that can either be climbed from Windeck or conquered from Schladern on a walk

Herrnstein Castle is a hilltop castle in the district of the same name in the municipality of Ruppichteroth in the Rhein-Sieg district. It is also known as Herrstein Castle, mainly in older sources. Wikipedia

It can be doubted that the RTL production “Demon Wedding” was a high point in the 800-year history of the castle. The symbol of the municipality of Windeck in the Siegtal has seen completely different things since it was first mentioned in 1174 as “Castrum novum in windeke”. The castle was destroyed several times in later centuries and threatened to deteriorate completely before the Siegkreis had the Palas wall rebuilt and the keep secured in the 1960s. Archaeological investigations uncovered a floor plan that gives an idea of the imposing dimensions of the castle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6gaSR98lRg