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Wiesneck Castle
Wiesneck Castle (german: Burg Wiesneck) is a ruined castle in the village of Wiesneck in the municipality of Buchenbach in the Southern Black Forest in the county of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg. Location The ruins lie in the Dreisam Valley, Zarten Basin at the entrance to the Höllental (Black Forest), Höllental valley, the Wagensteige, Wagensteig valley and the Unteribental valley. The castle occupied a strategic site and guarded the road through the valley of the Wagensteigbach up to Thurner (St. Märgen), Thurner. The village of Wiesneck grew up around the castle early. The village was incorporated into the municipality of Buchenbach in 1837. History The castle was first mentioned in 1079 and was in the possession of the counts of Haigerloch. In 1096, someone was named after the castle for the first time when Count Adalberg of Haigerloch called himself ''von Haigerloch-Wiesneck''. The castle was built on the edge of the te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchenbach
Buchenbach is a municipality in the south west of the Black Forest in Germany. It is located in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg. It is made up of four communities, the main town of Buchenbach and the villages of Falkensteig, Unteribental and Wagensteig. The current municipality was formed by the merger of the former entities of Buchenbach and Falkensteig on 1 December 1971, with Wagensteig being joined to them on 1 August 1973 and Unteribental on 1 January 1975. Geography The municipality is located within the South Black Forest Natural Park, about 12 km as the crow flies east of Freiburg im Breisgau. It stretches from the lower end of the Höllental, below Rotbach to the valley of the Wagensteigbach, and Unteribental borders the St. Märgen plateau. A little to the west of Buchenbach, these two mountain streams merge to form the Dreisam, so Buchenbach is the starting point of the Dreisam valley. Neighbouring municipalities Cloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
