14 Wartburg Castle

14 Wartburg Castle

The Wartburg, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of the most interesting and historically significant castles in Germany.

In its prime, it served as the residence of the Thuringian Landgraves and is still regarded today as a national monument of Germany.

It is an impressive mix of Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and historicist architectural styles.

The castle, over 900 years old, has been a center of intellectual and cultural life for centuries.

Here the reformer Martin Luther translated the New Testament into the German language, turning the Wartburg into a symbol of free speech.

Elisabeth of Thuringia is closely associated with both the Wartburg and Eisenach.

Her kindness, charity, and Christian humility have kept her memory alive throughout the centuries.

In 1817, the Wartburg Festival took place here, where a gathering of German students demanded the creation of a unified fatherland and the establishment of a constitution.

The Wartburg is the symbol of Eisenach and the most famous building in Thuringia.

The castle hosts concerts, a 5-star hotel where civil weddings are held, and children can even ride on the Wartburg donkeys to climb the castle hill.

Further Information:

Wartburg Foundation

Auf der Wartburg

99817 Eisenach

Tel.: +49 3691 / 25 00

Fax: +49 3691 / 20 33 42