Wartburg Castle | Germany

Postcard

Founded in 1067, Wartburg Castle is also one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Germany. It is famous for sheltering Martin Luther while he translated the New Testament into German.Wartburg Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999.

Stamp

Drei Gleichen stamp (2012). Gleichen is the name of two groups of castles in Germany, thus named from their resemblance to each other (German: gleich = like, or resembling).