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The Wartburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvaʁtbʊʁk]) is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages.It is situated on a precipice of 410 metres (1,350 ft) to the southwest of and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany.
Today, Wartburg is the headquarters for the Obed Wild and Scenic River (managed by the National Park Service), Frozen Head State Park, and Lone Mountain State Forest. The Catoosa Wildlife Management Area is located immediately to the west, and the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is located several miles to the north.
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Wartburg; Metilstein (Ruins) Eisenacher Burg (Ruins) Residenz und Stadtschloss zu Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (in restoration) Residenzhaus Esplanade (remains of the castle, restored) Jagdschloss zur hohen Sonne (requires immediate restoration) Eichel-Streibersche Villa auf dem Pflugensberg (restored, location of the Evangelischen Thüringischen ...
Runneburg Castle was situated halfway between Wartburg Castle and Neuenburg Castle and became the residence of the Landgraves of Thuringia. Later during the conflicts between Germany's most powerful dynasties, the strategically located Runneburg Castle became one of the most important castles in the area.
Also in 1935, St. Paul Luther College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, merged with Wartburg College. The college is named after Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Germany, where Martin Luther was protected during the stormy days of the Reformation. Student and alumni groups often travel to the castle, and the Wartburg Choir has performed there several times.
The first Wartburg Festival (German: Wartburgfest) was a convention of about 500 Protestant German students, held on 18 October 1817 at the Wartburg castle near Eisenach in Thuringia. The former refuge of reformer Martin Luther was considered a national symbol and the assembly a protest against reactionary politics and Kleinstaaterei .
Founded at the hotel on Wartburg Castle in 1939, the "Institute for the Study (and Eradication) of Jewish Influence on German Church Life" ("Dejudaization Institute") made it its mission to draft new editions of the New Testament Gospels in which every reference to Judaism and the history of Israel was expunged. The outbreak of World War II ...