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14-610: In the 12th century there was a castle, the Kyffhausen Castle , on the Kyffhäuser mountains, which was built during the reign of emperor Frederick I . According to the local legend, the emperor did not die, but instead went to sleep in this castle. From 1579 on the region belonged to Saxony , and after 1815 it was divided between the Prussian Province of Saxony and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen . In 1952

28-523: Is the Unstrut , which flows through the east of the district. The main symbol of the coat of arms is the lion of the counts of Schwarzburg, who historically ruled most of the district. The lion holds a shield which contains the coat of arms of the Counts of Mansfeld, who owned the area around Artern in the 18th century. The three green hills in the bottom symbolize the mountainous landscape with many forests,

42-645: The Harz mountains. Nevertheless, it was not mentioned until 1118, when it was demolished by the Saxon duke Lothair of Supplinburg after his forces had defeated Emperor Henry V at the 1115 Battle of Welfesholz . Reconstruction started shortly afterwards and was accomplished under the rule of the Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick Barbarossa , who stayed downhill at Tilleda several times. The rebuilt castle complex of bright red sandstone then spread over large parts of

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70-659: The Kyffhäuser range together with Duke Karl August of Saxe-Weimar in 1776. The legend of Frederick Barbarossa asleep in the mountain , perpetuated by Friedrich Rückert in an 1817 poem, became a symbol of rising German nationalism , illustrated by regular meetings of Burschenschaft fraternities and finally by the erection of the Kyffhäuser Monument from 1890 onwards. In 1900 the Kyffhäuserbund veterans' and reservists' association took its name from

84-661: The Kyffhäuserberg ridge; administrated by Hohenstaufen ministeriales , it was meant as an expression of imperial power in the region. After the fall of the House of Hohenstaufen, the fortress lost its strategic importance. Rudolf of Habsburg , elected King of the Romans in 1273, ceded the premises to the Counts of Beichlingen , who from 1375 held the castle as vassals of the Wettin landgraves of Thuringia . Given in pawn to

98-614: The big wavy line stands for the river Unstrut, the small one for the Wipper river. 1. Greußen [seat: Greußen] 51°20′N 10°55′E  /  51.33°N 10.92°E  / 51.33; 10.92 Kyffhausen Castle The Imperial Castle of Kyffhausen ( German : Reichsburg Kyffhausen ) is a medieval castle ruin , situated in the Kyffhäuser hills in the German state of Thuringia , close to its border with Saxony-Anhalt . Probably founded about 1000, it superseded

112-458: The comital House of Schwarzburg shortly afterwards and seized by the Counts of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in 1407, the fortress was already mentioned as a ruin in the 15th century. From the time of Weimar Classicism in the late 18th century, even more in the Romantic era, the picturesque castle ruins became a popular destination for writers such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , who wandered in

126-1101: The historic site. 51°24′46″N 11°06′30″E  /  51.41278°N 11.10833°E  / 51.41278; 11.10833 Naturpark Kyffh%C3%A4user Look for Naturpark Kyffhäuser on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Naturpark Kyffhäuser in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use

140-558: The imperial castle of Kyffhausen are located on the northeastern rim of the range on a hill, the Kyffhäuserburgberg ( 439.7 m above  sea level (NN) ), an approximately 800 m (2,600 ft) long eastern spur. The castle is in the parish of Steinthaleben , about 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of the village of Rathsfeld  [ de ] , in the Thuringian municipality of Kyffhäuserland , near

154-614: The nearby imperial palace ( Kaiserpfalz ) of Tilleda under the rule of the Hohenstaufen emperors during the 12th and 13th centuries. Together with the Kyffhäuser Monument , erected on the castle grounds between 1890 and 1896, it is today a popular tourist destination. The castle is variously known in English as Kyffhausen Castle , Kyffhauser Castle , Kyffhäuser Castle , and Kyffhaueser Castle . The ruins of

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168-658: The summit denote a settlement already in the Neolithic period. Excavated Bronze Age ceramics may stem from devastated tumuli erected on the prominent spur . In the 1930s, remnants of fortress dating from the Hallstatt era were discovered. A first castle high above the Tilleda Kaiserpfalz was probably erected under the rule of the Salian emperor Henry IV , in order to protect his royal domains south of

182-782: The town of Bad Frankenhausen in Kyffhäuserkreis . The Goldene Aue ("Golden Water Meadows", ca.  160 m above NN ) plain to the north, including the villages of Sittendorf  [ de ] and Tilleda roughly 280 metres below, are parts of the municipality of Kelbra in the Mansfeld-Südharz district of Saxony-Anhalt. The castle grounds are part of the Kyffhäuser Nature Park  [ de ] – situated about 300 m (980 ft) south of its northern boundary. Archaeological findings of several shoe-last celts at

196-497: The two districts of Artern (district) and Sondershausen were established. These districts were merged in 1994, with only a few municipalities joining other districts. Values as of 31 December: The district has a partnership with the district Ahrweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate , which was initially established with the district Artern in 1990. The district is named after the Kyffhäuser mountains. The main river

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