Top 20 Castles around Gaggenau

<< Eberstein Castle >> "Since the mid-13th century, Eberstein Castle has overlooked the valley below. After the Eberstein family died out in 1660, the property passed to the Margraviate of Baden, and today it is privately owned. The architect Friedrich Weinbrenner carried out a major renovation of the castle in the 19th century, giving it its present appearance after 1829. From up here, there is a magnificent view of the central Murg Valley. This more than compensates for the sometimes strenuous climb to this prominently situated cultural monument. And hungry hikers can expect Baden hospitality in the castle tavern. Of course, it tastes especially delicious on the plane tree terrace. The legends surrounding Eberstein Castle and the Eberstein noble family that originated there are rich. There are heroes like the daring Wolf von Eberstein, the monastery founder Bertold, and the lovestruck Wolfheiner. The legend of how the Ebersteins acquired their coat of arms has also been passed down." They came. After delivering an important message from the Emperor to Rome, the Count of Eberstein received a rose of gleaming gold from the Pope. When the Count returned to his castle, the rose came to life and flourished magnificently. Thus, the rose found its way into his coat of arms. https://www.gernsbach.de/sagenweg/schloss.html

The historic old town of Ettlingen impresses with its narrow streets, beautiful cafés and historic houses next to modern city architecture. Ettlingen Castle rises in the middle of the old town, the oldest parts of which go back to a medieval castle that was converted into a representative Renaissance complex in the 16th century. Ettlingen is always worth a visit.

The gateway to the northern Black Forest with its old town, the many cafés, the town hall square, the castle, the stock of well-kept old half-timbered houses, the gastronomy (especially the Vogelbräu brewery) and many other highlights are a must-see. Even the longest journey is worthwhile. Of course there is also an excellent hotel business, --- and castle festivals, the Alb, the Bismarkturm and and.....

The Old Hohenbaden Castle was the first residence of the powerful Margraves of Baden-Baden. It is one of the three castles on the Black Forest heights around Baden-Baden, with which the margraviate protected itself. The ruins still impress with their enormous size.

Beautiful castle ruins, well preserved.

Ettlingen Castle is a baroque castle in the center of the Baden-Württemberg town of Ettlingen. Today's castle had two, possibly three, previous buildings. After the Baden Margrave Hermann V was enfeoffed by Emperor Friedrich II with the town of Ettlingen, which was founded by the Hohenstaufens, his son Margrave Rudolf I of Baden built a castle complex in the middle of the 13th century - possibly on the remains of a previous Hohenstaufen building; However, a previous building has not yet been proven. The lower floors of the keep in the castle courtyard, which are still preserved today, date from this time. A magnificent Renaissance castle followed in the 16th century. Two round corner towers were added to the south wing, and the keep was given a half-timbered upper floor. The three-wing Renaissance complex around the old keep, completed in 1600, was destroyed along with the entire city by French troops in the War of the Palatinate Succession in 1689.

The first documented mention of the Barbara Chapel as "capella sanctae Barbarae" dates back to 1432. The building itself dates back to the 14th century. Before the chapel and the associated spring were dedicated to Saint Barbara, there was probably a Celtic spring sanctuary there. The dedication of the chapel is certainly related to this. For some time there was a cemetery next to the church – remains of walls can be seen on the square and foundations are buried underground. Various legends are entwined around the chapel and spring. For almost a century and a half, the chapel was a popular place of pilgrimage and the square in front was used for markets. A turning point occurred in the second half of the 16th century when the Reformed Duke of Württemberg, who was now responsible, rejected the pilgrimage. However, it was to be many years before the pilgrimage stopped. In 1590 the church was still described as a "magnificent temple on the Barbaraberg, adorned with artistic paintings, dedicated to St. Barbara". Twice a year a market is held in front of this temple in the presence of a large crowd. In the Langensteinbach camp book of 1605, however, the first signs of deterioration in the church are described. The times of the Thirty Years' War that soon followed also made traveling overland too dangerous, so that the pilgrimage finally fell completely into oblivion. Even the assignment of the church to the restituted Herrenalb monastery did not change anything, as this was now completely impoverished. Only the market continued to be held on the Barbaraberg. In 1818, St. Barbara had fallen into complete ruin and was left to decay and plundered throughout the 19th century. In 1902 the ruins were remembered and restoration began. The tower in particular was to be used again as a lookout tower. During another renovation in 1966, a massive spiral staircase was installed in the tower. The tower is open daily as a lookout tower and is located in the St. Barbara Forest Park in Karlsbad-Langensteinbach. It can be reached on foot from the "Schwimmbad" car park via the Römerstraße in the direction of Kurfürstenbad. Every year on May 1st a festival of the music association takes place at the ruins. Source: https://www.albtal-tourismus.de/ attraction/ruine-st.-barbara-kapelle-df18b400e5

Great ruin in which you can reconstruct the rooms, the floors and the chimneys in your mind's eye. Great views of the beginning of the Batterfelsen