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Schloss Wespenstein - Gräfenthal

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Wespenstein Castle - Gräfenthal
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Das auf einem Felsvorsprung hoch über der Stadt Gräfenthal gelegene Schloss wurde im 13. Jh. als Burg von den Grafen von Orlamünde erbaut. Später gelangt sie in den Besitz der Reichserbmarschälle von Pappenheim, die sie im 16. Jh. zum stattlichen Schloss ausbauten. In der Schlosskapelle predigte Martin Luther am 13. April 1530. Eine Ausstellung über Luther, Melanchton und andere Gäste im Zuge der Reformation befindet sich in Vorbereitung. Auf Anmeldung führt der Schlossherr persönlich durch das Museum zur Schlossgeschichte, archäologischen Ausgrabungen, sowie Trachten und Handarbeiten zu Omas Zeiten.

Die Anlage verfügt über einen schlosseigenen Biergarten, eine Schlossgaststätte und eine Pension mit Doppelzimmern und Ferienwohnungen. Als besonderes Highlight kann man auf der stillgelegten Max- und Moritz-Bahnstrecke in der Nähe des Schlosses Draisine fahren. Für Trauungen steht die Schlosskapelle zur Verfügung.

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Taverne "Zum Pappenheimer":

Freitag: 16:00 - 20:00 Uhr

Samstag: 12:00 - 14:00 Uhr und 15:30 - 22:00 Uhr

Sonntag: 12:00 - 14:00 Uhr und 15:30 - 20:00 Uhr

oder nach Vereinbarung

Schlossführungen:

April bis Oktober: Samstags und sonntags jeweils 15.00Uhr

November bis März: Samstags und sonntags nur nach Voranmeldung

Interessenten wenden sich bitte an die Schloss Wespenstein Stiftung Tel. 0176/96532338 oder per Email

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Preise der Schlosspension

Doppelzimmer: 55,- €

Ferienwohnung:

72,- € für 2 Personen
87,- € für 3 Personen
102,- € für 4 Personen

Zustellbett: 15,- €

Kinder bis 14 Jahre im Zimmer der Eltern: 10,- €

Frühstück pro Person: 7,- €

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Schloss Wespenstein - Gräfenthal

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50.526340, 11.302662

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50°31'34.8"N 11°18'09.6"E

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32U 663208 5599686

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Am Schlossberg 1
98743 Gräfenthal
+49 491 702085386 http://www.schloss-wespenstein.com E-mail: info@schloss-wespenstein.com

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