Wohldenberg Castle

The construction of Wohldenberg Castle likely took place between 1153 and 1160 by the Counts of Wöltingerode, who thereby expanded their influence in the Ambergau. Count Ludolf I moved his residence here after 1174, and the family increasingly adopted the castle's name. During the conflict between Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and Henry the Lion, the castle was destroyed by Henry the Lion in 1180 but was subsequently rebuilt. The Counts of Wohldenberg gained importance and sold their county to Bishop Otto I of Hildesheim in 1275. The castle changed hands multiple times but largely remained in the possession of the Diocese of Hildesheim. After the Hildesheim Diocesan Feud, it fell to the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.