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Hohburg Castle (Ruin) (Moritzburg)

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The remains of the Castle can be visited.

Some key facts about the Hohburg ruin:

  • built in the 13th century
  • the ruin was largely dismantled and used for rubble stone walls
  • the castle site, as well as remnants of the rampart and moat, have been preserved
  • a bailey presumably stood to the west
  • the building remains within the rampart and the tunnel under the castle plateau were built later

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Source: Wikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

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