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    Wartburg Castle | photo by: Robert Scarth

    Eisenach, Germany: Wartburg Castle
    Wartburg Castle | photo by: Robert Scarth
    The Wartburg is a castle situated on a 1230-foot (410 m) precipitous hill to the southwest of Eisenach, overlooking the town in Thuringia, Germany. In 1999, Wartburg Castle was selected to the World Heritage List as an 'Outstanding Monument of the Feudal Period in Central Europe' and is linked to 'Cultural Values of Universal Significance'.

    The castle was founded in 1067 by the landgraf Ludwig der Springer. According to myth, the castle (Burg) got its name when its founder first laid eyes on the hill upon which the Wartburg now sits; enamored with the site, he is supposed to have exclaimed, 'Warte, Berg -- du sollst mir eine Burg werden!' ('Wait, mountain -- thou shalt become a castle for me!') In addition, he is said to have had clay from his lands transported to the top of the hill, which was not quite within his lands, to be able to swear that the castle is built on his ground.
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