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Fortresses and castles | HOLIDAY MAGAZINE HILDESHEIM 2014
CASTLES & FORTRESSES
IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF HOLLE
In the municipality of Holle,
there are several castles and
fortresses to be discovered
even: One of the most wellknown
castles is Derneburg
Castle. It owes its fame to its
former owner, the painter
Georg Baselitz. He purchased
the castle in 1975, but sold it
again in 2006 to a patron of the
arts from the USA. The castle
and its garden cannot be visited,
but it is well worth seeing,
even if just from the outside
because of its curved pagoda-style
roof. With the neighbouring
restaurant in the glass
house, the former greenhouse
of the castle market garden,
the Laves cultural trail, and
the attractive landscape surroundings,
inviting to go hiking
and biking, make the castle
a popular destination for
short trips. Pretty to see is also
the impressive baroque castle
of Söder. This castle too is privately
owned and is therefore
unfortunately not opened to
visitors. Today, orphans reside
in Henneckenrode Castle. The
castle was completed in 1850
in the style of the German Re-
naissance. A special sight to see
is St. Joseph‘s Church with its
late Gothic, three-part winged
altar and the Renaissance garden.
At the ruins of Wohldenberg
Fortress the visitor experiences
a voyage back to the age
of knights. From the old square
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Derneburg Castle
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fortress tower you have a beautiful
view all around the municipality
reaching up to the Harz
mountain range and its peak,
the Brocken. A great number of
hiking trails set out from here
into the forests of the municipality
of Holle.
MARIENBURG MANOR
Marienburg Estate is a historic fortress build in 1346 by Bischof
Heinrich III. Still preserved today from the time of its origin is still
the massive donjon and the so-called „High House“. Originally, the
grand moated castle in the swamp area served for controlling trade
and traffic which departed from Hildesheim in southern direction.
Today the historic site is the property of the Hildesheim University
Foundation. The renovated buildings provide spaces for the Institute
of Creative Arts and Aesthetics, Theatre and Media as well
as Performing Arts. Besides the academic programmes, also public
exhibitions and events are organised here. The School Museum,
which is also accommodated on the estate grounds, as well as a
cosy café are popular destinations for taking walks and bicycle rides.
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