Burgruine Hohenburg — Attraction in Homburg

The Hohenburg, also called Homburg Castle or Fortress Hohenburg, is a ruined castle located Homburg in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland, Germany. It stands atop the 325 metres (1,066 ft)-high Schlossberg above the Schlossberg Caves (Schlossberghöhlen). In the 12th century the castle was the seat of the counts of Homburg. In 1330 the received city rights (Stadtrechte) for their village at the foot of Schlossberg from the Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian. After the death of the last Count of Homburg in 1449 castle and city fell to the counts of Nassau-Saarbrücken. They rebuilt the castle in the second half of the 16th century into a renaissance palace, and then to a fortress. In the 1600s King Louis XIV of France and his master builder Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban expanded the fort and fortified the city. The basic structure of Homburg's old town dates back to this time. The fortifications were first demolished in 1697, and finally in 1714 when they served as a quarry for the construction of Karlsberg Castle. From 1981 the ruins were excavated and...

Oh man. This was a rough one for my family of 2 adults and 3 kids ages 5,3,1. We went right after touring the mines and had a hard time even figuring out how to enter the ruins (we took the “longer but easier” walk by making a left out of the mines instead of going back up the stairs to the mines). The map on the signs aren’t oriented to the orientation of the actual castle which through us for a loop. The ruins are actually VERY widespread and it was a bit too much for my 3 year old. I’d suggest making it the only thing you do in a given outing, bringing lots of snacks (we had already eaten ours in the mine) and water. I had a hard time finding information about parking and the castle access online so will try to post the map here but just know the parking is close and it’s easier to get to from the stairs from the mines. The playground is small but challenging and fun. Overall very impressive and...

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Hohenburg Castle Ruins

Burgruine Hohenburg, smeštena na vrhu Schlossberg brda u gradu Homburg, predstavlja impozantnu ruševinu nekadašnje srednjovekovne tvrđave koja dominira panoramom regiona Saarpfalz. Prvi zapisi o zamku potiču iz 12. veka, kada je služio kao sedište grofova von Homburg, a kroz vekove je igrao značajnu ulogu u odbrani ovog strateškog dela Nemačke. Iako je danas sačuvan samo deo originalne strukture, ostaci zidina, kula i podruma svedoče o njegovoj veličini i značaju.

Posetioci koji se popnu do vrha brda nagrađeni su spektakularnim pogledom na grad Homburg i okolne šumske predele. Ruševina je slobodna za obilazak i idealna je za ljubitelje istorije, planinarenja i fotografije. Istorijski značaj dodatno je pojačan podzemnim lavirintima i pećinama – Schlossberghöhlen – koje se nalaze neposredno ispod ruševine i koje se mogu posetiti uz vođstvo.

Mnogi gosti ističu tišinu i osećaj mistike koji okružuje mesto, pogotovo u ranim jutarnjim časovima kada magla prekriva okolne doline. Na mestu nekadašnjih kula danas se nalaze informativne table koje opisuju izgled i funkciju svakog dela zamka. Ruševine su bezbedno obeležene, a staze do njih dobro uređene, što omogućava prijatan i bezbedan obilazak.

U blizini se nalazi i moderno uređena terasa sa klupama, gde se može predahnuti i uživati u pogledu. Tokom letnjih meseci na ovom prostoru se povremeno organizuju kulturne večeri i manji koncerti pod otvorenim nebom. Lokalna zajednica ulaže napore da očuva autentičnost mesta, ali i da ga učini pristupačnim širem krugu posetilaca. Često se preporučuje da se obilazak kombinuje sa posetom starom gradu Homburgu, koji obiluje kafićima, muzejima i zanimljivim građevinama.

Burgruine Hohenburg nije komercijalizovana atrakcija, što je dodatna prednost za one koji žele mirniji doživljaj. Pored istorije, posetioci uživaju u prirodi, ptičjem pevu i čistom vazduhu koji dolazi sa okolnih visoravni. Mesto je dostupno i biciklistima, a nalazi se u blizini glavnih saobraćajnica, pa je lako dostižno i za one koji dolaze automobilom.

U celini gledano, ovo je idealna destinacija za jednodnevni izlet, spoj prirode i tihe veličine istorije, bez gužve i komercijalnog buke. Ruševina i njen ambijent pružaju autentično iskustvo koje podseća koliko vreme može biti moćan...