Thurn Castle Adventure Park
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| place | Heroldsbach | |||
| opening | 1975 | |||
| Website | www.schloss-thurn.de | |||
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Coordinates: 49 ° 41 ′ 7 ″ N , 10 ° 59 ′ 57 ″ E
The Schloss Thurn amusement park is a leisure park near Heroldsbach , between Forchheim and Höchstadt, and is open in spring and summer. The park currently has around 30 attractions and several shows such as B. Knight tournaments and magic demonstrations , plus changing theme, event and action days .
history
The Thurn Castle (old German name for the tower ) was first mentioned in 1422. The origin of today's baroque palace complex was a fortified residential tower surrounded by several moats .
In 1747, the Bamberg cathedral capitular Lothar Franz Horneck von Weinheim acquired the estate and began converting the former knight's castle into a baroque pleasure palace. First wings were added to the gate (1754) and the older buildings on the east side of the site were unified. At that time the southern front received its magnificent facade. Shortly afterwards the farm buildings and in 1766 the playful rococo pavilion were built.
The park opened in 1975. The current owner of Thurn Castle, Benedikt Graf von Bentzel-Sturmfeder-Horneck , continues to run the castle park, which was transformed into an adventure park by his father Hanfried Graf von Bentzel-Sturmfeder-Horneck. The palace, including the chapel and the baroque garden pavilion, designed by Johann Jakob Michael Küchel, a student of Balthasar Neumann, is privately owned.
Castle Park
The amusement park is located in a castle park with old trees, including a 400-year-old oak and several ginkgo trees . When expanding the park, attention is paid to the protection of plants and animals. Over 300 bats live in the attic of the castle . The Bavarian Bat Center , which provides information about the animals, was opened in the entrance area of the park in 2015 with the support of the Upper Franconian Foundation , the Bavarian Nature Conservation Fund and the Heroldsbach community . You can stay overnight in the Thurn Remise in the castle.
Thurn Castle, south-east view, aerial photo (2015)
Thurn Castle, west view, aerial photo (2015)
Thurn Castle, vertical view, aerial photo (2015)
Attractions (selection)
In 2016, the family roller coaster was equipped with virtual reality technology and has been called Dinolino's VR-Ride ever since . The roller coaster is the first VR coaster in Bavaria. Other attractions are adventure playgrounds , steam train, children's train , Monza racecourse, suspension railway, water bobsleigh, wild water run and butterfly.
There are also shows on offer, e.g. B. knight tournament , stick puppet theater , western stunt show, miracle doctor show and magic show .
In 2019, the existing bumper car was converted into a VR bumper car.
mascot
Dinolino , a green dragon , is the theme park's mascot . He is portrayed by actors in the park. The group Jojos published the Dinolino song about the dragon .
Castle moat festival Nuremberg
Since 2005, the adventure park has held the Medieval Moat Festival every September in the moat of Nuremberg Castle . During the three-day, chargeable medieval festival , there are various themed areas ( arena , juggler's stage , children's play world and magic forest ) to visit.
Web links
- Official website of the Schloss Thurn amusement park
- Thurn Castle Adventure Park . In: Abenteuer-Freizeitpark.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bavarian Bat Center at Thurn Castle. www.fledermauszentrum-schloss-thurn.de, accessed on September 6, 2015 .
- ↑ Schloss Thurn amusement park turns its 2016 roller coaster into a virtual reality coaster. In: Parkerlebnis - Freizeitpark-Magazin. Retrieved October 3, 2016 .
- ↑ Dinolino song with lyrics at Soundcloud.com
- ^ Official website of the medieval castle moat festival in Nuremberg