Stamp point 41 / Königsburg ruins

Königsburg Castle (486 m above sea level) is located on the outskirts of Königshütte in the direction of Tanne, slightly elevated on a hill.

It is a noble cas­tle from the 13. / 14th cen­tu­ry. Not only have parts of the keep been pre­served here, but the moats and ram­parts of the cas­tle are also clear­ly vis­i­ble. The cas­tle appears to have served to pro­tect the bor­der of the dio­cese of Hal­ber­stadt, which ran along the Riv­er Bode. 

From the hik­ing park­ing lot below the ruins, cross the Warme Bode and fol­low the sign­post­ed paths to Königs­burg Cas­tle. You can con­tin­ue the hike via the north­ern route of the Harz­er Hex­en­stieg to Trog­fur­ther Brücke HWN 42.

You can also con­tin­ue along the south­ern route of the Harz­er Hex­en­stieg to Rapp­bode­blick Traut­en­stein HWN 56 and Trage­burg HWN 52.