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Schwangau is situated on the southern Germany's Romantic Road, which runs from Würzburg to Füssen and on the former roman road "via claudia augusta".
Schwangau also is situated on the coast of the Forggensee.
In the North-East part of Fussen the Lech- river was dammed to make a storage lake of some 16.5 square kilometres, measuring 12km x 3km. It is the fourth largest lake in Bavaria. The Forggensee navigation run a regular timetable of motor boats during the summer months.
This is a country of castles, palaces, mountains and lakes is a holiday region of the very best kind and an ideal point to set out from to explore Bavaria, Swabia and Austria...
The history of the Knights of Schwangau goes way back starting with the legend of the Knight Driant. Driant is said to have appeared one day, on the Alpsee (The lake below Schloss Hohenschwangau) in a boat that was pulled by a swan. Driant is from an area between the River Lech and the Alps during the time of Charlemagne.
Some surviving information gives evidence to a Schwangau Noble named Hiltepold of Schwangau who was mentioned in the 12th century. He was described as the retainer of a powerful Guelphic Prince. Generations of knightly retainers from Schwangau would go by the name Hiltepold and in the 13th century one distinguished himself above all others through his poetic and musical talents.
The Knights of Schwangau were richer than other noble families of the time because of the mineral deposits mined on their lands and by the 14th century they owned four castles in close proximity to each other. Today being the sites where Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein are built.
Their possessions began to shrink through the years and the castles fell into ruin and were eventually sold to various owners until Maximilian bought and restored Hohenschwangau.
If you are interested in beautiful Bavarian castles and mysterious Bavarian king I recommend to visit my following pages:
1) Herrenchiemsee;
2) Fuessen;
3) Hohenschwangau ;
4) Schloss Hohenschwangau;
5) Neuschwanstein;
6) Schloss Linderhof (deep reconstruction these days).
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Pollat gorge
Off The Beaten Path
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The wild romantic Pollat gorge is impressive and certainly worth a visit. It's situated just under the mountain where... more travel advice
Neuschwanstein Castle
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The picture cycles of Neuschwanstein were inspired to Ludwig by the operas of Richard Wagner, to whom the king dedicated... more travel advice
Hohenschwangau Castle
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Crown Prince Maximilian II of Bavaria, Ludwig II's father, had the ruined castle of Schwanstein rebuilt from 1832 in the... more travel advice
Hiking trails
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There are 120 km of hiking trails in Schwangau, its alpine character preserved by the protected mountain world. more travel advice
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Comments (8)
Another great page, cannot decide where to make my base. Schwangau, Garmish or Weilheim. Any suggestions?
A long time ago, I campe in Schwangau but did not visit: the goal was Neuschwanstein Castle and my time was limited.
Beautiful mountains and wonderful castle of the mad King Ludwig.
Outstanding pages Sergey! A snow blizzard stopped me reaching Schwangau area & Neuschwanstein one time... I will try again someday. Fascinating monarch that Swan King!
This is where we did not get to - regretfully. Wonderful you went into the gorge - picture of the Marienbrucke nobody else has. Travelogues are great and the dogs are beautiful. N.
Impressive stuff, I must read more of your work.
You really saw a lot of that area, Sergey !
nice views of the swan country :-) The gorge is really beautiful as well as the castle is amazing in architecture. Very nice place for visiting, maybe one day i'll be there too
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