#honberg

Honberg: Württembergs Erste Moderne Festung

Friedrich Ebert Brücke zwischen Duisburg Homberg und Ruhrort by Manfred-Kramber-Fotografie

Die Burg Honberg in Tuttlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Southwestern Germany, is a partially ruined castle located on a steep outcrop above the Neckar valley in Neckarzimmern between Bad Wimpfen and Mosbach. It’s the largest and oldest castle in the valley. The original castle was built in the 11th century. It is notable as the stronghold of Götz von Berlichingen who bought it in 1517, and who died there in 1562. The castle was bought by Reinhard of Gemmingen in 1612 and remains in possession of the Gemmingen-Hornberg family today. It was uninhabited from 1738 and left to decay until 1825, when it was partially restored. It has housed a museum since 1968. It also housed students from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources for an annual summer exchange program.