The Starkenburg reached from Heppenheim, if you drive a piece of the B 460 direction Fürth im Odenwald. There is no trail parking lot is near the castle. Signposted .
The Starkenburg was in 1065 the monastery Lorsch as a protective fortress called Burcheldon built, its present name was given only in 1200 allegedly was located here in a prehistoric fortress
here withdrew monks if it. military deals revisions came, and the strong castle was an important stronghold of the Electorate Mainz on the mountain road. End of the 18th Century began to fall apart, not least through the specific purpose of demolition, quarrying, which the lords from the 19th century tried to prevent.
The old dungeon had to be blown up in 1924, probably because of damage caused by the great explosion in today's BASF in 1921 in Ludwigshafen, at that time were in Heppenheim pushed all slices, was so powerful the pressure wave of about 20 km from the explosion.
1930 was one, I think, not very authentic new dungeon built. Today the castle is located in a youth hostel.
impressive is the well: it was originally 80 meters deep, now He is loud poster in 60 meters deep. It was noted that from the castle there should be a secret passage to the monastery of Lorsch.
right on the castle, I discovered a small (rather unconventional) labyrinth.
Numerous legends have grown up around the castle. Thus the legend of
damsel that was turned into a snake . There
also a white woman here.
addition, the castle a protective spirit that Melampus . There are between Heppenheim and Juhöhe several legends of black dogs, said it is unclear whether they all refer to Melampus.
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