Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Warburg

Holsterburg Castle was probably built around 1150, first mentioned in writing in 1191 and demolished in 1294. It is located south-east of Warburg. Holsterburg Castle is built as an octagon. This is a very rare type of construction for castles. It is the only one of its kind in Westphalia and one of only three octagonal castles in Germany. Frederick II's famous Castel del Monte was only built a few decades later. The castle was destroyed in 1294 at the end of a lengthy conflict between the old and new towns of Warburg and the noblemen of Holthusen who lived in the castle. The alliance of townsmen from the towns of Warburg, Marsberg, Höxter, Fritzlar and other places conquered the castle, probably with the backing of the Bishop of Paderborn, and then plundered and razed it. However, the troops didn't just leave it at that. They covered the ruins of the castle with a massive mound of earth, the material from which had previously been excavated from the surrounding area, in order to literally "raze the castle to the ground" as a visible sign of its former greatness and erase it from the memory of posterity. In doing so, however, they also unintentionally created excellent preservation conditions. This ultimately led to the mound being misinterpreted as a moth. Excavation of the castle complex began in 2010. Since then, excavation campaigns have been carried out every year. Very good website - in German holsterburg.com/

Warburg was first mentioned in a document around 1010. There was a castle from which one had a good view of the Diemel valley and could thus monitor the ford that merchants had to pass through to Warburg and Paderborn. The castle owned by Count Dodiko passed to the Bishop of Paderborn in 1020. People settled under the protection of the castle and around 1180 the old town of Warburg was granted town charter. The new town of Warburg was founded in 1228-29 by Bernhard IV zur Lippe, Bishop of Paderborn, in order to strengthen his political position in the area against attacks by the Bishop of Cologne. By 1239, the new town had developed into an independent town. In 1260, the new town was granted the right to build a city wall, not only against armies from afar, but even - explicitly - against the old town. In 1364, both the Old Town and the New Town became members of the Hanseatic League. By 1436 they had settled their differences and in the same year they merged into one city. The townscape is characterised by historic buildings, stone and half-timbered houses. On 31 July 1760, 24,000 Prussian, Hanoverian, Hessian and British troops under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick and the Crown Prince of Hesse-Kassel fought against a French army of 21,500 soldiers under the command of Lieutenant General Le Chevalier du Muy and the Duke of Broglie. The Prussians and their allies won, killing 8,000 French soldiers while losing only 1,500 themselves, leaving them free to sack the town. This is known as the "Battle of Warburg". The former bakers' guild house is the oldest inscribed half-timbered house in Westphalia. It was built in 1471. The house is named "Eckmänneken" and got its name from the carved male figures on the north-east side (Eck = corner, männeken = small man). With their belted short skirts and tights, they provide a vivid picture of 15th century dress fashion.

Warburg was first mentioned in a document around 1010. There was a castle from which one had a good view of the Diemel valley and could thus monitor the ford that merchants had to pass through to Warburg and Paderborn. The castle owned by Count Dodiko passed to the Bishop of Paderborn in 1020. People settled under the protection of the castle and around 1180 the old town of Warburg was granted town charter. The new town of Warburg was founded in 1228-29 by Bernhard IV zur Lippe, Bishop of Paderborn, in order to strengthen his political position in the area against attacks by the Bishop of Cologne. By 1239, the new town had developed into an independent town. In 1260, the new town was granted the right to build a city wall, not only against armies from afar, but even - explicitly - against the old town. In 1364, both the Old Town and the New Town became members of the Hanseatic League. By 1436 they had settled their differences and in the same year they merged into one city. The townscape is characterised by historic buildings, stone and half-timbered houses. On 31 July 1760, 24,000 Prussian, Hanoverian, Hessian and British troops under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick and the Crown Prince of Hesse-Kassel fought against a French army of 21,500 soldiers under the command of Lieutenant General Le Chevalier du Muy and the Duke of Broglie. The Prussians and their allies won, killing 8,000 French soldiers while losing only 1,500 themselves, leaving them free to sack the town. This is known as the "Battle of Warburg". The Arnoldihaus was built in 1513, renovated in 1970 and is now used by the Catholic parish

Warburg was first mentioned in a document around 1010. There was a castle from which one had a good view of the Diemel valley and could thus monitor the ford that merchants had to pass through to Warburg and Paderborn. The castle owned by Count Dodiko passed to the Bishop of Paderborn in 1020. People settled under the protection of the castle and around 1180 the old town of Warburg was granted town charter. The new town of Warburg was founded in 1228-29 by Bernhard IV zur Lippe, Bishop of Paderborn, in order to strengthen his political position in the area against attacks by the Bishop of Cologne. By 1239, the new town had developed into an independent town. In 1260, the new town was granted the right to build a city wall, not only against armies from afar, but even - explicitly - against the old town. In 1364, both the Old Town and the New Town became members of the Hanseatic League. By 1436 they had settled their differences and in the same year they merged into one city. The townscape is characterised by historic buildings, stone and half-timbered houses. On 31 July 1760, 24,000 Prussian, Hanoverian, Hessian and British troops under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick and the Crown Prince of Hesse-Kassel fought against a French army of 21,500 soldiers under the command of Lieutenant General Le Chevalier du Muy and the Duke of Broglie. The Prussians and their allies won, killing 8,000 French soldiers while losing only 1,500 themselves, leaving them free to sack the town. This is known as the "Battle of Warburg". Seen here is the Old Town Hall (lft) and the tower of the St John the Baptist

These large gumball-machines are a bit like blue whales - huge and very rare. Nearly extinct. When I saw two of them side by side in Warburg I had the impression they had met here for mating. Blue whales do that too once a year.