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The Brandenburg Castle ruins tower impressively above the Werra Valley. We saw them several times from the Werra Castle Trail and eventually visited them. The view from up here is magnificent!

“If I knew that the world was going to end tomorrow, I would still plant an apple tree today.” Martin Luther is said to have seen divine grace in earthly life in the trees.

The picturesque ruins of the Brandenburg rise on one of the foothills of the Thuringian Forest high above the Werra valley meander near Lauchröden

Romantic ruin in the Werra valley, the builders of Brandenburg were the Counts of Wartberg

Super beautiful old buildings with lots of history.

Martin Luther grew up in Mansfeld, but he spent the most important and formative years of his school days in Eisenach: from 1498 to 1501 he attended the Eisenach Latin School in St. Georgen to prepare for his studies at the University of Erfurt. During this time he lived with the Cotta and Schalbe families, the then owners of today's Lutherhaus. The famous “Lutherstuben” from 1356, which have been one of the most famous places of remembrance of the Reformation since the 19th century, are a reminder of this. The European Heritage Site has been a museum since 1956. In preparation for the Reformation anniversary in 2017, the Lutherhaus was extensively renovated from 2013 to 2015. (SOURCE: https://www.lutherhaus-eisenach.com/das-lutherhaus)

The castle on the Tannenberg was built by the von Baumbach family in the 14th century in a strategically important location - first between Franconia and Saxony, then between Hesse and Thuringia - with the support of the Landgrave of Hesse in place of an older castle complex. The castle benefited from its location on the various trade routes, especially the Via Regia. A large part of the old core castle and the old farm yard are still preserved today. After excavations, the western kennel wall and the gate tower were reconstructed in 2006/7. The castle is now owned by the “Freunde des Tannenbergs e.V.” association. The former medieval group "Allerley" looks after the Tannenburg gastronomically, through demonstrations of old crafts and through a variety of events in the style of a living medieval museum. Source: https://www.werra-burgen-steig-hessen.de/burgen/tannenburg

The inner courtyard is well worth seeing with the Palas, the cistern, its half-timbered buildings and the medieval castle garden. Everything is renovated and beautifully prepared.