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Wolfstein may refer to Places: * Wolfstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * Wolfstein (Verbandsgemeinde), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * Wolfstein (principality), a minor principality in the Holy Roman Empire * Wolfstein Castle former castle in Freyung, Lower Bavaria * New Wolfstein Castle, a ruined castle above the town of Wolfstein, Rhineland-Palatinate People: * Rosi Wolfstein (1888-1987), German politician * A character in the 1968 horror film ''The Mark of the Wolfman'' Other: * ''Wolfstein'' (book), an 1822 chapbook based on Percy Bysshe Shelley's 1811 Gothic horror novel ''St. Irvyne'' *''Wolfstein'', an album by Chilly Gonzales Jason Charles Beck (born 20 March 1972), professionally known as Chilly Gonzales, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and producer. Currently based in Cologne, Germany, he previously lived for several years in Paris. Gonzales is a musical polymat ... See also * Wolfenstein (other) { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfstein, Rhineland-Palatinate
Wolfstein () is a town in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Before 1 July 2014 it was the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde'', since then it is part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Lauterecken-Wolfstein. Wolfstein is known for its two castle ruins, ''Neu-Wolfstein'' standing over the heart of the town, and ''Alt-Wolfstein'' standing at the narrowest spot in the Lauter valley at the town's northern entrance. Wolfstein is a state-recognized recreational resort (''Erholungsort''). Geography Location The town lies in the North Palatine Uplands, in the so-called ''Königsland'' (“Kingsland”), between Idar-Oberstein and Kaiserslautern. The municipal area measures 1 377 ha, of which 644 ha is wooded. Also, 154 ha is given over to residential properties and transport facilities, 574 ha to agriculture and 5 ha is taken up by other uses and open water. Geographically, the municipal area belongs to the Glan-Alsenz mountain and hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfstein (Verbandsgemeinde)
Wolfstein () is a former ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' was in Wolfstein. On 1 July 2014 it merged into the new ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Lauterecken-Wolfstein. The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Wolfstein consisted of the following ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"): # Aschbach # Einöllen # Eßweiler # Hefersweiler # Hinzweiler # Jettenbach # Kreimbach-Kaulbach # Nußbach # Oberweiler im Tal # Oberweiler-Tiefenbach # Reipoltskirchen # Relsberg # Rothselberg # Rutsweiler an der Lauter Rutsweiler an der Lauter is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel (district), Kusel Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland-Pal ... # Wolfstein External linksOfficial w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfstein (principality)
Wolfstein () was a minor principality in the Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a Polity, political entity in Western Europe, Western, Central Europe, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, dissolution i ..., centered on Wolfstein castle, near Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz. References External links"Die Geschichte der Burg Wolfstein"(The History of Wolfstein Castle) at Burgruine Wolfstein. Retrieved 10 July 2012. States and territories established in 1217 1383 disestablishments Principalities of the Holy Roman Empire {{Germany-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfstein Castle
Wolfstein Castle or Schloss Wolfstein is a ''schloss'' and former castle in Freyung, Bavaria, Freyung in Lower Bavaria. It gave its name to the county of Landkreis Wolfstein, Wolfstein which was dissolved in 1972. Location The ''schloss'' lies northwest of the town centre of Freyung on a rocky crag surrounded on three sides by the Saußbach (Wolfsteiner Ohe), Saußbach river. History Wolfstein Castle was built as a fortification by the Bishop of Passau, Wolfger von Erla, around 1200. Before that, the surrounding land had been ceded to the bishops of Passau by Emperor Henry VI (HRR), Henry VI in 1193. In 1301, a place is first mentioned in a document as ''Purchstol zu Wolferstein und ein Wald dazu'', later Freyung. The castle itself served as a fortification, administrative base and episcopal hunting lodge. When the Prince-Bishopric of Passau was dissolved in 1803, Wolfstein was initially annexed by Habsburg monarchy, Austria. Three years later, the area went to the Kingdom of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
