Heldrungen castle

An interesting fortification with two moats and four bastions. This is the only fully preserved castle in Germany, built in the French architectural style. In the center is a Renaissance castle built in 1512 - 1519, although the oldest buildings date from 1217.




Since 1479, the castle belonged to the famous princely family Mansfeld.


Both the moats and buildings were restored several times, the castle is in excellent condition and is currently being used as a hostel. The territory is aways open, so we walked around the castle.






















Getting there: there is no parking nearby, we managed to find a place along the road here N 51 18.028 E 11 13.260. Bus stop Heldrungen Stadt, use bahn.de.