Stutgarten - Burg Spangenberg
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Reste Umzäunung Stutgarten- Burg SpangenbergPhoto: Thomas Mann, CC BY-SA, Thomas Mann
The Stutgarten of Spangenberg Castle
The castle, part of the Kirrweiler bishopric in 1530, became the administrative seat of a stud farm run by bishop's stutmeister, who were also castle administrators. At that time, a large paddock for horse breeding ("Stutgarten") was installed on the western castle hill.
The Stutgarten of Spangenberg Castle
Bishop of Speyer's horse paddock, laid out in 1505, covering an area of 2.72 hectares. The fence of sand posts can still be seen. Of the 215 posts that once existed, about half are still standing. Six of them were destroyed.
Between 1505 and the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War, the following, mostly non-noble Stutmeisters moved into Spangenberg in place of the previous Burgmannen: Franz Hertel (1505), Hans Fort gen. Schwytzer (1527), Friedrich gen. Schlupffer (1543, was Stutknecht in 1532), Hans Schwab (1554), Wilhelm Dierolf (1576), Wilhelm Dierolf and/or Hans Weigand Licht (1581), Friedrich von Helmstadt (1597), Hans Schmidt (1602) and Eberhard von Hattstein (1604). With the Protestant (sic!) Eberhard von Hattstein, the list of Stutmeister ends a few years before the beginning of the Thirty Years' War.
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Der Stutgarten ist ganzjährig über die Wandermarkierung des "Pfälzer Hüttensteigs" oder des "3 Burgenwegs" gut zu erreichen.
Parkmöglichkeit besteht unterhalb der Burg Spangenberg in 67466 Erfenstein (Pfalz).
Public transport
Mit dem ÖPNV nach Erfenstein (Buslinie 17)
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Directions
Von der A65 (Neustadt a.d. Weinstraße) kommend - Abfahrt Neustadt/Weinstraße Süd - dann der B39 folgen bis nach Lambrecht (Pfalz) - hinter Lambrecht (Pfalz) links abbiegen Richtung "Elmsteiner Tal" (L499) - der L499 folgen bis nach Erfenstein.
Von Kaiserslautern (A6) kommend - Abfahrt Enkenbach-Alsenborn - dann Richtung Fischbach/Hochspeyer (B48) abbiegen - an der nächsten Abzweigung Richtung Bad Dürkheim auf dei B37 fahren - in Frankenstein weiter Richtung Neustadt a.d. Weinstraße (B39) fahren - vor Lambrecht (Pfalz) ins Elmsteiner Tal (L499) abbiegen und der L499 folgen bis nach Erfenstein.
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This circular route takes us past three castles, around which numerous legends revolve. During the exploration, you can enjoy beautiful views.
Easy hike to the three castles Erfenstein, Spangenberg, and Breitenstein in the Elmstein Valley.
Erfenstein - Breitenstein - Wolfsschluchthütte - Esthal
On the Drei-Burgenweg, we pass three hill castles around which numerous legends revolve.
On the Drei Burgenweg we pass three hill castles, around which numerous legends revolve.
From the Elmstein Valley, we hike through an old rafting valley to the forest village of Esthal.
Stutgarten - Burg Spangenberg
67466 Erfenstein
(+49)6325 9888138 http://www.burg-spangenberg.de E-mail: vorsitzender@burg-spangenberg.de
This circular route takes us past three castles, around which numerous legends revolve. During the exploration, you can enjoy beautiful views.
Easy hike to the three castles Erfenstein, Spangenberg, and Breitenstein in the Elmstein Valley.
Erfenstein - Breitenstein - Wolfsschluchthütte - Esthal
On the Drei-Burgenweg, we pass three hill castles around which numerous legends revolve.
On the Drei Burgenweg we pass three hill castles, around which numerous legends revolve.
From the Elmstein Valley, we hike through an old rafting valley to the forest village of Esthal.
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