Starkenburg: A walking tour in 2023 I Travel Germany

Starkenburg The Starkenburg is a hilltop castle at 295 m above sea level on the Schlossberg above Heppenheim an der Bergstraße. It is the namesake of the former southern Hessian province of Starkenburg. History of Starkenburg The castle was built in 1065 to protect the Lorsch monastery. At first, the name was Burcheldon. The name Starkimberg was first mentioned in 1206. In the eventful history of the monastery, the castle has always offered refuge and protection for the monks. As the second strongest fortress of the Electorate of Mainz, it covered the Mainzer Bergstraße. In 1765 the castle was abandoned and fell into disrepair. On Wednesday, October 22, 1924, the dilapidated keep of Starkenburg Castle was blown up at 14:45 p.m. The demolition of the building with up to three meters of wall thickness in the basements was a major action: 1500 cubic meters of stones had to be blown away. If the demolition of the old originally 28-metre-high keep had been unavoidable due to its structural condition, the new construction of the keep, which was completed by 1930 (with the exception of the spire, which was not added until 1957), was an avoidable violation of the interests of monument protection. Instead of being placed in the middle of the castle courtyard, the new building was placed at its west entrance in order to gain a larger open space in the courtyard. To see more cities, please check this link - @Thewalkingroute #heppenheim #germany #hessen #Thewalkingroute