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Ahlsburg Castle (Ruin) (Ilsenburg)

Ahlsburg Castle (Ruin) (Ilsenburg)
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The remains of the Castle can be visited

The Ahlsburg ruin, once a defensive structure, is on a mountain spur above the Ecker Valley at the northern edge of the Harz Mountains.

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The first documented mention of the Ahlsburg, then known as Alerdestein, dates back to 1357. At that time, Emperor Charles IV enfeoffed Alard the Elder and Alard the Younger of Burgdorf with lands near Wollingerode, which belonged to Alerdestein. As early as 1218, an Alardus von Burgdorf was associated with the Ahlsburg, and his descendants are mentioned there in the 14th century. The castle was part of the imperial estate and the Palatinate of Werla.

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Source: Wikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image: Uwe-Chico / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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