Wartburg Castle and home

Pictures taken at Wartburg Castle near Eisenach and my new family members at home on our Summer Holiday 2010
Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages, situated on a 410 metres precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle Torhaus, probably from the 11th century. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle Ritterhaus, 15th century : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages, situated on a 410 metres precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma
Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages, situated on a 410 metres precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle Old style scaffold : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle Medieval crane : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages, situated on a 410 metres precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma
Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages, situated on a 410 metres precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle Nice window : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages, situated on a 410 metres precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages, situated on a 410 metres precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma
Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages, situated on a 410 metres precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle Old decorated cannon : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle The Romanesque Südturm or South Tower was built in 1318. Together with the Palas it is the oldest part of the castle. A dungeon is located below. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle The centre of the lower courtyard is occupied by a cistern. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma
Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages, situated on a 410 metres precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages, situated on a 410 metres precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle Palas in the back, the smaller part in the front is Ritterbad (Knights' bath). The largest structure of the Wartburg is the Palas, originally built in late Romanesque style between 1157 and 1170. It is considered the best-preserved non-ecclesial Romanesque building north of the Alps. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle Ritterbad : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma
Wartburg Castle The timber framed Gadem house (Guests’ House) was built new in 1810. Nowadays it is a restaurant. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages, situated on a 410 metres precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle Decorated well : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages, situated on a 410 metres precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma
Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages, situated on a 410 metres precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages, situated on a 410 metres precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle Old gate : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma Wartburg Castle The Wartburg is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages, situated on a 410 metres precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the legendary Sängerkrieg. It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma
Eisenach A view from the castle. : 2010, Holiday, Keski-Eurooppa, Wartburg, castle, historia, history, linna, loma DSCF3401 New family members posing on my bed after the journey : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, loma, perhe, nalle, pupu, pehmo, family, teddy bear, bunny, holiday, Central Europe