Top 8 Castles around Hausham

The Hohenwaldeck Castle ruins are well worth seeing because they contain large remains of walls dating back to the High Middle Ages. More important, however, is their stunningly beautiful location high above Schliersee, offering unobstructed views of the lake and the mountains. The Bavarian State Forests have carefully secured the castle ruins, so that this historic and romantic site can now also be visited with children. The climb to the castle is steep and takes 40 minutes from Fischhaus-Neuhaus. Supplying the castle must have been very difficult in the Middle Ages. Access is now via a new wooden bridge, and large sections of the shield wall with some rusticated blocks can still be seen. This makes it easy to narrow down the first construction phase to the second half of the 13th century, the Staufer period. Several new benches have been installed, and the short path down to the viewing point is definitely worth the effort. It offers a fantastic view of Schliersee and the surrounding mountains.

Very nice easy hike with a great view of the Schliersee.

Interesting

The driveway to the castle is gravel

Impressive building of the Munich drinking water supply. The round building is located in the Mangfalltal spring protection area - a beautiful forest and meadow landscape. The water extraction plant is a free-flowing system, where the water flows freely without the use of pumps. The water intake is around 100 meters above the center of Munich and can flow freely into Munich.

In 1516 the imperial dominion of Waldeck, with Miesbach as its central town, passed to the Maxlrain family. In 1584 the Bavarian Duke Wilhelm V ended the Reformation, which had been promoted by Wolf Dietrich von Maxlrain since around 1560, with a trade embargo. The castle at Münchner Straße 1 was rebuilt in 1611 by Wilhelm von Maxlrain, north of the oldest castle square in Miesbach, originally with four corner towers. In January 1637, Emperor Ferdinand II elevated Waldeck to the county of Hohenwaldeck. After the Maxlrain family died out, Hohenwaldeck came into the possession of the Wittelsbachs in 1734, who integrated it as a separate part of the Electorate of Bavaria and used the castle as an electoral palace for their caretakers. The four towers were demolished around 1745. The chapel was added in 1783. The building was converted into an office building in the 19th century and structurally simplified. From 1804 to 1913, the castle was the seat of the regional court and district office. Today it is used as the office building of the surveying office. Source and further information https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Miesbach

Access to the castle ruins is closed due to renovation work and for safety reasons. The work is scheduled to be completed in autumn 2024. After that, the cultural and historical monument will be accessible again to enjoy the phenomenal view over the Schliersee.

In 1516 the imperial dominion of Waldeck, with Miesbach as its central town, passed to the Maxlrain family. In 1584 the Bavarian Duke Wilhelm V ended the Reformation, which had been promoted by Wolf Dietrich von Maxlrain since around 1560, with a trade embargo. The castle at Münchner Straße 1 was rebuilt in 1611 by Wilhelm von Maxlrain, north of the oldest castle square in Miesbach, originally with four corner towers. In January 1637, Emperor Ferdinand II elevated Waldeck to the county of Hohenwaldeck. After the Maxlrain family died out, Hohenwaldeck came into the possession of the Wittelsbachs in 1734, who integrated it as a separate part of the Electorate of Bavaria and used the castle as an electoral palace for their caretakers. The four towers were demolished around 1745. The chapel was added in 1783. The building was converted into an office building in the 19th century and structurally simplified. From 1804 to 1913, the castle was the seat of the regional court and district office. Today it is used as the office building of the surveying office. Source and further information https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Miesbach