{"id":15229,"date":"2019-11-11T15:14:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T13:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=15229"},"modified":"2022-02-22T11:46:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T09:46:19","slug":"castle-klippenstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/germany\/saxony\/radeberg\/castle-klippenstein\/","title":{"rendered":"A visit to Castle Klippenstein in Radeberg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Whenever I heard \u201eRadeberg, \u201c I thought of beer. As it turned that was a big mistake, there is so much more to it than that. For example the Castle Klippenstein. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
When we visited Radeberg we didn\u2019t want to miss out on a visit to the castle. And let\u2019s start by saying the trip was well worthwhile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first-ever mention of the castle in a document occurred in 1289. Back then the compound consisted of a stone tower with five storeys of living space, a castle keep, around 40 meters in height, and two other buildings. The courtyard was triangular and surrounded the castle and the outer ward. The tower, called owl- or hunger tower, was erected to protect the castle. Further defences were water, the Gro\u00dfe R\u00f6der river and the dam at the stream (Hofgrundbach). <\/p>\n\n\n\n