A ruin is the remains of a crumbling building.
For a long time, people took stones from ruins.
There are only a few stones left.
The Turm hoelzle ruin was a castle.
A castle stands on a high mountain.
The mountain consists of large rocks.
The castle is important for protection against attackers.
Enemies should not be able to enter the castle.
That is why castles have strong walls and large towers.
Turm hoelzle is a name.
Knights and noblemen lived in the Turm hoelzle ruins.
The name of the former inhabitants is not known.
That was almost 1000 years ago.
The Turm hoelzle ruins are a monument.
Monuments are buildings from history.
Monuments remind us of earlier people
and how they lived, worked and lived.
The support group wants to preserve the ruins and make them better known.
And to find out more about the former inhabitants.
You can visit the ruins at any time.
The directions are here.