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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/.

😂 true. Obelix forgot something...

Unfortunately closed, so I have to come back at another time.

The complex, which was still preserved and inhabited around 1830, was used as a quarry in the late 19th century, which is why it is largely in ruins today. The hilltop castle stands on a mountain spur that slopes steeply on three sides; it thus dominated the past Bergische Eisenstrasse, later named Hileweg in 1048. In addition to the walls, the more than 20-meter-high, round donjon, which has a Baroque dome and is partially slated, and building remains from the 14th to 18th centuries and a polygonal bastion from the 15th / 16th centuries have been preserved. Century, which was expanded in 1757 and 1932/33. Only the outer bailey can be visited at any time. The buildings in which the von Hatzfeldtsche Försterei are housed are privately owned.

Impressive "thick" (large) stones!

Free parking space available. Can also be used as a hiking parking lot, e.g. for the 6 km long "sound path"