Germany · Ruin
Lauenstein Castle
Lauenstein Castle is a 13th-century hill castle on a wooded summit of the Ith ridge above the village of Lauenstein in Lower Saxony. It served as the seat of the Homburg Amt and later changed hands among regional rulers before losing military significance; it fell into disrepair and was largely demolished in the early 19th century, leaving a compact ruin on a moated plateau.
First raised
1247
Its prime
1359
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1359
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a summit of the Ith ridge, the castle occupies a roughly 50 by 50 metre stone plateau surrounded by steep wooded slopes and a broad moat. A fortified gateway is preceded by a zwinger whose masonry walls reach about four metres in height; a continuous stone enceinte once encircled the plateau. At its prime the gatehouse, inner domestic ranges and service buildings filled the enclosed courtyard, all set within the compact, circular defensive footprint.
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6 places to explore in 1359.
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