Ernstburg

Former location of the Ernstburg

The Ernstburg was a Countess-Stolberg hunting lodge on the Sandtalskopf in the Ilsenburg Forest, west above the Ilsetal . Similar to the still existing Plessenburg , it was used by the Counts of Stolberg-Wernigerode for hunting purposes . It was built in the 18th century and was named in honor of the cathedral dean Ernst Ludwig Christoph von Spiegel in Halberstadt . The building was demolished in the 19th century due to its dilapidation.

Coordinates: 51 ° 50 ′ 56 "  N , 10 ° 37 ′ 23"  E

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ferdinand Freytag: The guide through the Graffschaft Wernigerode from the city of Wernigerode together with a chart of this Graffschaft. Eigenverlag, Wernigerode 1856, p. 11 ( limited preview in the Google book search).