- Parking spaces available
- Bus stop available
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- free of charge / accessible at any time
Burg Blankenstein
Viewpoint/viewing tower | Castle/castle | Historical site | Excursion destinations
Situated high above the Ruhrtal in Hattingen-Blankenstein, Burg Blankenstein, built in the 13th century by Count Adolf I von der Mark, is a historically significant hilltop castle with an extensive panoramic view.
Address
Burg Blankenstein
Burgstraße 16
45525 Hattingen
Telephone: +49 2324 33231
Properties:
Count Adolph von der Mark had the medieval hilltop castle built in 1227 on the rocky spur known as "blanker Steyn". The complex was one of the four main castles of the Counts of the Mark and served to control the Ruhrtal. The preserved parts include the mighty gate tower and segments of the curtain wall. The 30-metre-high gate tower offers a sweeping view over the Ruhrtal, Kemnader See and surrounding villages. Blankensteiner Freiheit, a historic settlement at the foot of the castle, is one of the protected historic town and village centers in North Rhine-Westphalia, alongside Hattingen's Altstadt. There is a restaurant with a Biergarten within the castle grounds.
Business hours
Castle accessible during the day.
Directions
Bus route 350, bus stop "Museum/Klinik" Parking lot Im Tünken