adventure holidays and castles in germany

Round about of Worbis you can find some of beautiful german castles and ruins:
Castle Scharfenstein, Castle Bodenstein, Teistungenburg, Castle Hanstein, Castle Gleichenstein, Ruin Hasenburg,
Palace Gieboldehausen, Palace Bischofstein, Castle Großbodungen

As guidance for the sights you please open the map:

Castle Scharfenstein

It is believed that during the Migration Period, the first castle was built as a refuge.
This assumption is based on the remains of grave constructions that time. The first written mention of the castle, however, came only in 1209 In this document it was decided that should be built to protect the Leinetal a fortress on the northern slope of the dune.
Whether the name of the castle Scharfenstein from the mountain shape is due or whether Theoderikus Boemus of Scharfenstein, who often in the wake of Archbishop Siegfried II of Mainz was called, was the namesake of the castle, which unfortunately can not say more.
From the year 1219 to mid-century, the castle is said to have Scharfenstein waste places. Probably sold heavily in debt, the Count of Gleichen, the new castle built by him in 1294 to the elector of Mainz. Afterwards, the property were something confused. Have been the castle Scharfenstein by 1400 far more extensive than today.
Only in the 15th Century, these relations back to normal. The fortress won with authority over the major roads are becoming increasingly important because of its convenient location and served as a good starting point for excursions. Therefore, the castle was besieged 1415 by a large force prince, but had no success.
As at 16 Century task are many conflicts - including against Nordhausen, Mühlhausen, and also isolated from Erfurt and Brunswick. Because of feudal obligations were the knights of the castle Scharfenstein with Duderstadt and Holy City in close friendship.
In 1431 the castle was totally destroyed, presumably by a lightning strike. Up to the ground, everything was burned. According to a report of 1448 a new castle, which had only the size of the present castle was built.
Heinrich Pfeifer arrived at after escaping from the Monastery Reifenstein at the castle. But under the initiative of the electors, he had to leave the 1523. Situated in the famous peasant Henry stormed Pfeifer as the leader of the peasant army, not only the monastery in Beuren, but burned down in 1525, the castle Scharfenstein.
In 1529 the Earl of Wintzingerode sole lien holder of the castle were lying desolate and left it again rebuild. Today you can still see through the archway in the inner courtyard or the engraved letters and coat of arms in 1532, the owner of Wintzingerode Frederick and his wife Anna von Saldern.
The archbishopric of Mainz in 1582 was the sole owner of the castle. So in 1587 a sign was affixed to the final seizure of his coat of arms, the "Wheel of Mainz" at the outer gate.
As the official residence of Electoral Mainz and District Administrators Scharfenstein the castle became a notorious and feared state prison.
In 1802 the Eichsfeld was taken over by Prussia, were dissolved the old districts.
The violent storm of 12 September 1902 has not only left many municipalities in the area his tracks, as well as the castle was already several times in its history struck by lightning.
In the year 2010 reorganziation of the castle will be finished so tourists can visit and enjoy everything.

Castle Bodenstein

Castle Bodenstein

near the city of Worbis

In a hight of 500 metres about sea-level amidst the forests of the mountainuous "Ohmgebirge" you will find the magnificent restored Castle Bodenstein. The castle is also a family place with rooms for rent in a wonderful surroundings. Guests and tourists will find here a lot of quiet and romantic places with a beautyful garden and historical sights.

The castle was in the possession of the centuries-Wintzingerode are an ancient aristocratic family. It is one of the oldest castles of the Eichsfeld. The buildings lie in horseshoe-shaped arrangement around the small courtyard, so that only the east side remains undeveloped. Ritter von Bodenstein are already in the 11th Century mentioned.
1242 Conradus de Bodenstein, 1252 miles de Johannes Bodenstein.
1328 Jan von Bodenstein (the seal shows a shield, a stepped gable and three times three S) shield-shaped nails.
1288 Rudolphus de Bodenstein
1337 Count Henry is the older of honing stone with his sons, Henry and Bernard for a payment of 600 marks of silver his house to the ground stone with all the villages and accessories the "stern Lucien Bartold of Worbis, knights of Hanse von Wintzingerode, Otten Rusteberg and Heinrich von Wolfen to fiefs.
In 1848, the Lords of Wintzingerode been invested with the sole ground stone.
On 24 November 1573, there Graf Volkmar Wolff Hohnstein, Lord of Lohra and Klettenbergk, the Castle Bodenstein the Archbishopric of Mainz in fee and receives it back as a fief of Mainz.

Areas inhabited by Wintzingerode the castle until the 20th Century. By 1945 the Count's family was displaced as a result of land reform from the ground stone. The castle was sacked, so priceless works of art were lost. Was preserved the remarkable castle chapel from the 17th Century.
Countess Gisela, last castle owner, struggled in the difficult times of war for the castle and she could get. Through the mediation of the Countess, the Evangelical Church owner of the castle, which she has since been managed and receives.
The ground stone is moved after the abolition of the border in the middle of Germany and is increasingly meeting the people from East and West.
The castle invites you to: Retreats, making meeting days, retreats weeks, seminars, the program is made by the staff of the castle. Bodenstein discussion evenings between East and West, recreation and holidays for families, individuals and groups enrich the palette of the event plan.

More about...>> www.burg-bodenstein.de

Castle Hanstein

The Hanstein - about him is shrouded in myth and legend. He is considered the most beautiful castle in central Germany and shapes with its unmistakable silhouette of the image of the Eichsfeld.
Hanstein Castle is located in the scenically one of the prettiest parts of the Eichsfeld. If one of the surviving donjon stands and looks down, sees the right hand of the distant mountains of the Thuringian Forest, because then the Hoher Meissner, in the north, the mountains, Göttingen, in front of the Rusteberg, then the mountains of the Eichsfeld and finally exists one's Werratal. Their location this silhouette from the west is already well recognized.
The builders took advantage of the then existing rock. Thus, the castle can be reached by a steep path from Bornhagen and lies on a covenant sandstone cliffs. The free position gives us today a clear view of the wide valley of the line, where in earlier times, the most threatening danger. Today, every year in the castle knight games.
The first reliable information about the presence of Hanstein Castle and also about their destruction gives us the monk Lambert of Hersfeld, in his annals by the year 1070: "(in august), King Henry IV, the Duke (Otto von Nordheim) Castle Hanenstein from scratch out to destroy. "
At the time of Henry the Lion in 1145 comes to a Boppo of Hanenstein which is called Popo 1151 Count de Hanstein and 1170, Count Poppo de Hanstein was. 1203 was in the division of the Sons of the Rhine Palatine erty Henry, soon after his brother, the Emperor Otto IV
In 1209 Archbishop Siegfried of Mainz, the castrum Hanenstein adopted as the property of the Mainz Archdiocese to complete. To win over the mighty princes of the church, and gave Otto IV, the castle Hanstein the Mainz.
1236 appears as a vassal of Mainz Heidenreich of Hanenstene. The race to which he belonged, is descended from the Vitztumen Apolda, a group took on the same 1150 The Vitztamt Rusteberg in Eichsfeld of Mainz and in 1230 a castle in the feudal castle of Mainz Hanstein. After this palace was called the race from now on. Main Yishe commander at the Castle Hanstein (like on the other castles of the archdiocese were Eichsfeld) from 1296 to 1299 by Frederick Roßdorf and Dietrich von Hardenberg.
The Castle Hanstein had become very dilapidated. On 4 October 1308 joined the brothers Heinrich and Lippold von Hanstein, with Archbishop Peter of Mainz a contract by which the former committed themselves to building a new castle, under certain conditions: "They were going from their own resources on the mountain archdiocese, called Hanstein, Castle build entirely new, the wooden superstructure, the substructure entirely of stone, at the castle they would have no other right than that they and their male heirs still own people and the castle were men. The castle should be, as the Rusteberg and other locks, the archbishop at all times be and remain an open lock.
Therefore, the guardian and keeper should pay homage to the archbishop as a country gentleman, but also those of Hanstein swear as heritage-castle-mens. For entertainment, the castle and for the salaries of the guards, the archbishop a year will instruct 10 Mark fine silver.
When ausstürben von Hanstein, Hanstein Castle should fall with the above income to the Archbishop of Mainz.
The Hanstein went to work and built the castle, which was then on the headquarters of its extensive network of rich people.
Through inscription found stones that contained dates, has become apparent that were cited in the years 1414 and 1519 significant expansions to the first building stock.
The last repair was intended to bring the fortress of defense so far in that it was in dangerous times, at least hide the cattle and belongings in it.
Renew housing for families of Hanstein, was not the intention.
For those of Hanstein, it had long been at the family seat is too narrow and they had settled on their farms Knight broom Hausen, Bornhagen, Werleshausen, Wahlhausen, Frankershausen, Oberelle and Henfstedt (in Bergisch hen) Geismar and on top and Unterstein. Thus it came about that in 1683 the Castle Hanstein "desolate and uninhabited" was.
Abandoned by their owners, they broke up more and more, however, remained for some time (1645,1678) a rallying point for discussion of all the tribes of their family affairs, and even this was impossible due to decay. It was only from 1838 to 1840 have had to build all of the old Castle Hanstein in a new room to hold family meetings to be here.
Between 1904 and 1915 extensive renovations were carried out in relation to the upcoming celebration of 600 years the castle.
1921, celebrated the 800-year anniversary of the sex of the von Hanstein.
The castle was in 1946 on the public property of the GDR, since 1952 in their legal ownership of the community Bornhagen.
In the summer of 1985 years began extensive renovation work. It was based on historic preservation objective of the Institute for Conservation of Erfurt.
Since 1990, the castle passed Hanstein in the community property.

Großbodungen Castle

is a former moated castle at about 270 m above sea level on Haynröderbach in the center of the district Großbodungen Eichsfeld in Thuringia. The watch tower of the castle is the symbol of Großbodungen.
The former water tower was in the 13th Century by the nobility, the lords of Bodungen, as a defensive fortress built. 1329 the family expanded, the castle is a stone house with a fireplace. No later than 1417 the Lords of Bodungen abandoned as Ministeriale bishops of Mainz, the castle and its fiefdom. The castle came to Südharzer Hohnstein counts of which the castle and the corresponding chamber estate in the 16th Century to Hans von Berlepsch sold, the Martin Luther offered refuge at the Wartburg. The family of Berlepsch was through extensive expansions of the castle its architectural form that has survived to this day. 1593 Castle came to the princes of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, served as a warehouse and business administration, and came in 1920 by the Weimar Republic in the ownership of the community Großbodungen. Since 1994, the castle is privately owned by the family of Westphalia.
Since 1998 in the premises of the castle (Gallery) art exhibitions, lectures and evening readings held on topics of art, culture, politics, economy and society. Moreover, a mineral and fossil exhibition can be seen. Traditional events will take place on the premises and in the boudoir there is a café with a café garden.

Castle Gleichenstein

246	First documented mention of the name Gleichenstein. The brother of Count Ernst Graf von Gleichen called Henry of Gleichenstein. The Counts of Gleichen Tonna, considered to be the builders of the castle.
1294	The castle is sold together with the other counts of possession of Eichsfelds Gleichenstein to the Archbishop of Mainz Gerhard II.
1466	Werner von Hanstein is steward at the castle.
1472	A fire at the castle will be destroyed two barns with harvest inventories. Suspicion falls on Werner von Hanstein, leading to a siege of the Castle Hanstein by Eichsfeld Bailiff Heinrich von Schwarzburg result.
1631/32	The Swedish Colonel Hans Berghöfer tried in vain to take the castle. Only after the use of guns, which were deducted from Bavaria, the castle was captured and shot ripe.
1636	By a ruse succeeds in regaining imperial Schedel captain of the castle.
1640	The castle once again gets a Swedish crew.
1641	Expulsion of the Swedish troops by the imperial General Piccolomini.
1643	Razing of the castle.
1647	Restoration of the fortifications by imperial Troops under Captain Böttscher.
1648	Destruction of the Castle by Swedish troops.
1650	Electoral Mainz begins with the reconstruction of the castle in its present form.
1802	Electorate of Mainz at the end of the reign of the castle. The castle often changed hands.