Castle ruins can be visited
CastleBlaubeuren - Gerhausen
Hohengerhausen Castle
The Hohengerhausen ruin, also called Rusenschloss, is the ruin of a hilltop castle on a height above the Gerhausen district of the city of Blaubeuren in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg.
History+
The castle was built around 1080 by Count Hartmann II of Dillingen, expanded in the 12th and 13th centuries, renovated after 1282 and demolished from 1768. The Counts of Helfenstein as well as Austria and Württemberg are named as further owners. From 1974 to 1977 the ruin was repaired. A renewed renovation took place from 2017 to 2021. The former castle complex still shows well-preserved remains of a gate tower on the north side, tower remains and remains of a keep.
Cave+
Under the complex, the Great Grotto opens in the rock. The cave entrance measures 17 by 15 meters and reaches a depth of 28 meters. Evidence from the time of the Neanderthals was found there.
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