Top 15 Castles around Langenweißbach

First mentioned as Castrum Czwickaw, it was severely damaged in a city fire in 1403. Demolition and reconstruction followed in the subsequent years, and from 1587 to 1590 it was transformed into a stately Renaissance castle. From 1775 to 1962, it served as a prison. After its closure, the monument fell into disrepair and was only saved by a comprehensive restoration between 2006 and 2008. Since then, the Wettin castle has once again shone in its full glory. Among its most famous guests was Martin Luther, who preached at the castle on May 2, 1522. August Bebel and Karl May also served their sentences here. https://www.zeitsprungland.de/poi/schloss-osterstein

A very beautiful castle

The renovated castle now houses a retirement home.

great corner, always worth a trip

History The first mention can be found in a document from 1103. The history of the village is directly related to the Lords of Isenburg. Around 1100, Reinbold and Gerlach built the Isenburg in the area of a manor of the Fulda Abbey as the ancestral castle of the Lords of Isenburg. Soon after the castle was built, the first residents settled in the valley and built their houses around the castle hill. Isenburg was a castle village and had special rights such as the status of a free town. However, a town was never founded, as the location of the town did not offer any opportunities for expansion. At the beginning of the 14th century, Isenburg was fortified. The fortifications, which extended over a large area around the castle and valley, not only protected the town, but also served as an advanced security point for the castle. The town fortifications consisted of a wall with four gates. Two gates - the "Alte Porz" and the "Schildpforte"

Stein Castle, also known as Schloss Stein, is located southeast of Zwickau in the Hartenstein district of Stein on the rocky bank of the Zwickauer Mulde in Saxony. Construction began in the 13th century and subsequent renovations gave it its current form. The building is a listed building.

HistoryEdit Settlement in the Ore Mountains began in the 12th/13th century, mainly along the rivers. River crossings and settlements were protected by fortified structures. Numerous castles were also built along the Zwickauer Mulde. The forerunners of the old Stein Castle can be found on the northern steep bank of the Zwickauer Mulde above the train station. The castle used to have a ford, later a ferry and various wooden and stone bridges, some of which are shown as covered in old illustrations. Bridge tolls were still collected until 1924. A modern steel arch bridge was blown up by the SS in 1945, and a concrete bridge has stood in its place since 1950.

The castle complex is one of the oldest in the Free State of Saxony. It has a history of over 800 years. The County of Hartenstein was documented as a territory created by the Staufen Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa.