Educational institution of the Kreisjugendring Nuremberg
CastleIpsheim
Hoheneck Castle (Ruin)
Castle Hoheneck Castle is a medieval Castle above Ipsheim and also a district of the municipality of Ipsheim in the Landkreis Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Mittelfranken in Bavaria. Since 1984, the Youth Castle serves as an educational institution of the Youth Council of the City of Nuremberg.
The castle is situated on the slopes of the Frankenhöhe, a small-scale, forested mountain area (Nature Park Frankenhöhe), high above the valley of the Aisch. To the East of the castle we find the extensive forests of Frankenhöhe, part of the of the Hoheneck Forest. At its base we find one of the few wine areas in Mittelfranken.
Hoheneck was first mentioned in 1132. The City of Nuremberg acquired the castle in 1953 and it is the only castle owned by the city, as the Nuremberg Castle is owned by the Free State of Bavaria. Since April 1984 the Youth Castle serves as a youth education center of the Youth Council of the Kreis Nuremberg City. In 2007 the castle celebrated its 875th anniversary.
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