Haselstein Castle Stables
| Haselstein Castle Stables | |
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 The Haselstein castle stable with the small, modern hunter's hut |
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| Creation time : | around 1400 |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, summit location |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall |
| Place: | Raft (Upper Palatinate) |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 45 '5.9 " N , 12 ° 19' 26.3" E |
| Height: | 705 m above sea level NN |
The Haselstein Castle Stable is a late medieval hilltop castle in the Upper Palatinate Forest that has been lost . It is located on a mountain top in a larger forest area between the places Floß (Upper Palatinate) , Flossenbürg and Plößberg in the Upper Palatinate district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria , Germany .
The famous Flossenbürg castle ruins and the Schellenberg castle ruins are located near the Haselstein castle stable .
History of the Haselstein
Medieval castle
From around 1400 to the end of the 16th century, there was a castle complex on Haselstein. Almost no wall remains of this have survived and there are also no more medieval documents. However, the existence of a former castle has been proven through the finds of late medieval remains of clay vessels, stove tiles, roof tiles, forged nails and iron arrowheads.
Haselstein Festival
Most of the dry stone walls that exist today date from around 1860. At that time, the Haselstein castle ruins were converted into a festival and celebration area with terraced areas. This made the former castle completely unrecognizable.
The Haselstein Festival was held from around 1860 to the end of the 1950s. These were usually accompanied by performances by the choral societies from Floß, Flossenbürg and Plößberg. Guests from Weiden, Neustadt and Vohenstrauss took long walks to take part in the festivities.
Haselstein Festival in 1950
Floor plan of the castle stable / festival area at Haselstein
A last remnant of the wall of the former castle complex
Renovation work 2012
In August 2012, the excavation and renovation work, which was initiated by a support association of the castle and partly carried out in-house, was completed. The remains of the tower were excavated and some of the masonry was put back on. Since then, the base has been visible again.
literature
Stefan Krapf: The Two Lives of Haselstein - On the trail of the medieval castle & the legendary forest festivals . 2nd edition 2019.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Der Haselstein , information sheet of the Förderverein Haselstein ev, September 2012, accessed on September 28, 2019