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CastleMiesbach
Wallenburg Castle
Wallenburg Castle is a noble residence near Miesbach in Upper Bavaria. The castle is located just under a kilometer north of the town on a promontory above the Schlierach Valley. To the south and east extends the high terrace of the Hofwies.
Wallenburg Castle is first mentioned in 1270, but is likely older. The topographical conditions (remains of rampart and ditch systems) could indicate a correspondingly older age. Wallenburg (originally Waldenberg) was, from the 15th century, the main seat of the Waldeck lordship, later the County of Hohenwaldeck until its transfer to Bavaria in 1734. Thereafter, it experienced partial neglect and changing owners, including the Gumppenberg and Fohr families. It passed by inheritance from the Gans family to the von Kameke family.
Description+
After a fire in 1467, a new castle was built, which was partially reconstructed in the second half of the 17th century. Only the south wing with the Knights' Hall, stuccoed by Johann Baptist Zimmermann, remains. The remaining parts, including the keep and the castle chapel (Holy Three Kings), were demolished at the beginning of the 19th century.
Significance+
Wallenburg Castle, alongside Valley Castle, is the only castle complex from the High Middle Ages that has been preserved and is still in use in the Miesbach district, and one of the few in the Bavarian Oberland. Another seat of the Counts of Hohenwaldeck was Maxlrain Castle. Among those that have disappeared are the seats of Altenwaldeck, Holnstein, Miesbach, and Parsberg. Hohenwaldeck Castle above Lake Schliersee still exists as a ruin.
Surroundings+
From the east and south, avenues with centuries-old trees lead to Wallenburg Castle and Estate. The Wallenburg Avenue on the eastern high bank of the Schlierach from Miesbach to Wallenburg has been designated a natural monument since 1999. The path, partly still retaining its old cobblestones, is lined with oaks, lindens, maples, and ash trees.
From Wallenburg Castle, there is a view of the Wendelstein and parts of the rest of the Mangfall Mountains.
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