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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.
Wartburg Castle [2] Area [3] • Total. 1.13 sq mi (2.92 km 2) ... The current Richardsonian Romanesque-style courthouse was built in 1904. [17] By the early 20th ...
Louis built the castles of Wartburg, which became the nucleus of the Landgraviate of Thuringia, around 1080 and Neuenburg around 1100. [1] Louis himself did not use the title of landgrave ; his son Louis I was the first member of the dynasty to use that title.
Wartburg. 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)
The Wartburg was further extended during Louis II's reign. The palace was constructed in its present form — radiocarbon dating shows that the oaks for the roof beams were felled in 1157. In 1168, he built Runneburg Castle in Weißensee and in 1184 he built Creuzburg Castle. In 1170, Frederick and Louis undertook an expedition against Poland ...
Wartburg Castle: Thuringia: 1999 897; ii, iv (cultural) The castle, situated on a hill above Eisenach, is an outstanding example of a castle from the feudal period, even if only some medieval parts remain and the majority of today's structure
It was designed as a border castle for the powerful Ludowinger dynasty and was part of a network of the landgraves' castles, which also included Wartburg Castle. [40] Neuenburg at night. Built around 1090, Neuenburg Castle was extended and modernized on a large scale several times.
At Wartburg Castle in 1220 at age twenty, Louis married 14-year-old Elizabeth of Hungary, [4] with whom he had three children: Hermann II, Sophie, and Gertrude, later abbess at Altenberg. He set up his court at Wartburg Castle near Eisenach.