Ebersteinburg is an
Ortsteil
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
of
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the Rhine, the border with Fra ...
, Germany. At 426m in elevation it lies between the valleys of the
Murg and
Oos rivers. The village has a population of 1,300 and since 1972 has been part of the city of Baden-Baden.
By 1100CE the
Counts of Eberstein
The County of Eberstein was a territory within the Holy Roman Empire, situated in the southwest of modern Germany. From 1085 up into the 13th century, the Counts of Eberstein lived in the castle known today as Alt Eberstein which lies on a moun ...
had taken up residence and constructed
Alt Eberstein on top of the hill. Today only the
bergfried
''Bergfried'' (plural: ''bergfriede''; English: ''belfry''; French: ''tour-beffroi''; Spanish: ''torre del homenaje'') is a tall tower that is typically found in castles of the Middle Ages in German-speaking countries and in countries under Germ ...
and
shield wall remain intact.
The village itself lies south of the ruins of Alt Eberstein. When the castle fell into decline, the stones were used in the district.
Trails lead from the village to Battert and to
Hohenbaden Castle
Hohenbaden Castle (at the time of its establishment ''Schloss Hohenbaden'', now ''Old castle'' or ''Altes Schloss'') in German Baden-Baden was the residence of the margraves of Baden for almost 400 years. The castle was built around 1100 by Herman ...
as well as
Mount Merkur. These trails and walks are used frequently year-round by both locals and visitors.
References
External links
Official Site (German)
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Baden-Baden
Urban quarters in Germany