Bornhagen
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Bornhagen is a Thuringia
n municipality in the district of Eichsfeld
in Germany, located at the foot of the ruins of Hanstein Castle. The town district Rimbach is positioned directly on the castle citadel at an elevation of 450 m.
Hanstein Castle was mentioned for the first time in official documents in the 9th century in Corvey Monastery, and is presently considered one of the largest castle ruins in central Germany. In the Middle Ages, the castle served as a prison
. During the Thirty Years' War
, it was partly destroyed by Swedish troops, after which it was no longer inhabited on a regular basis. Reconstruction work was begun on the castle in 1985 with the support of the local heritage society. The three-wing altar from the former castle chapel can be viewed in the Catholic church in Rimbach.
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
n municipality in the district of Eichsfeld
Eichsfeld (district)
Eichsfeld is a district in Thuringia, Germany, and part of the historical region of Eichsfeld. It is bounded by the districts of Nordhausen, Kyffhäuserkreis and Unstrut-Hainich, and by the states of Hesse and Lower Saxony .-History:In medieval times the Eichsfeld, which is larger than the...
in Germany, located at the foot of the ruins of Hanstein Castle. The town district Rimbach is positioned directly on the castle citadel at an elevation of 450 m.
Hanstein Castle was mentioned for the first time in official documents in the 9th century in Corvey Monastery, and is presently considered one of the largest castle ruins in central Germany. In the Middle Ages, the castle served as a prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
. During the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
, it was partly destroyed by Swedish troops, after which it was no longer inhabited on a regular basis. Reconstruction work was begun on the castle in 1985 with the support of the local heritage society. The three-wing altar from the former castle chapel can be viewed in the Catholic church in Rimbach.