Talk:Hohnstein Castle

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Sie haben die Änderung vom 2. Nov. 2012, 08:09 verworfen. Das heißt, dass jetzt diese Seite und die Seite in der deutschen Ausgabe nicht übereinstimmen. Der von mir gelöschte und ersetzte Teil entspricht nicht den historischen Tatsachen. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.20.232.68 (talk) 15:15, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

“During the Thirty Years War, however, Hohnstein Castle was destroyed by fire. Having been requisitioned in 1627 by an imperial officer, Colonel du Vuer, troops from the Electorate of Saxony under Lieutenant Colonel Vitztum von Eckstedt stormed the castle and drove out the imperial forces. Because Vitztum knew that he could not hold the castle for any length of time he placed the Counts of Stolberg under pressure so that he could extort money from them in return for handing it over. The Stollbergs could not (or would not) meet this ultimatum, so Vitztum had his soldiers set fire to the already heavily plundered castle on Christmas Eve of 1627. According to tradition, Vitztum knew how to foil every attempt by guards on duty to put the fires out.” This section is based on fairy tales, not on facts. Hohnstein Castle was seized by imperial forces in November 1625. The castle was destroyed on July, 10th/20th 1627 by soldiers of the Vitztum regiment. Vitztum then served on the imperial side. His soldiers fled from the castle, because they feared an attack by the Harzschützen (Harz snipers). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.229.55.110 (talk) 07:51, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

New images[edit]

Hello, I have uploaded to commons new pictures. The old, poor-quality images should be replaced. Unfortunately I am not proficient in the English language to create the descriptions. (Translated with google)--Andreas Preuß (talk) 10:13, 7 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]