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Burgruine Maienluft, Wasungen

Burg Maienluft

Wasungen

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Burgruine Maienluft stands in Wasungen (Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen), in Thuringia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Maienluft rises above the town of Wasungen on a hilltop in the Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, in Thuringia. Founded before 1150 by the lords of Wasungen and later held by the counts of Henneberg, the stronghold still shows remnants of its double ring wall and a square keep built of variegated sandstone. The former farm buildings, rebuilt in the 19th century after two fires, now house a hotel and a restaurant.

What to know

  • The site consists of an outer bailey, of which little remains, and a higher-lying core fortification.
  • The square sandstone keep, likely built in the early 13th century, is entered through a pointed-arch high doorway.
  • The former farm buildings are no longer ruins but now operate as a hotel and restaurant.
  • The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Thuringia.
  • No confirmed opening hours, fees, or access conditions are available for visiting the ruins themselves.

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Where this château is

Wasungen · Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen · Thüringen

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Address

Maienluft 1, 98634 Wasungen

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Thüringen

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Where is Burg Maienluft located?
It stands above the town of Wasungen, in the Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thuringia.
Who built Burg Maienluft?
The stronghold originated with the lords of Wasungen, first recorded in the mid-12th century, and later passed to the counts of Henneberg.
What remains of Burg Maienluft today?
Sections of the double ring wall and a square keep built of variegated sandstone still survive.
Can visitors stay or dine at the site?
The former farm buildings of the complex now operate as a hotel and restaurant.

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