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The oldest Jugendherberge der Welt is located in a Burg in NRW

The oldest Jugendherberge der Welt is located in a Burg in NRW

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The well-known youth hostel would grow in the Burg Altena for more than 100 years. Lehrer Richard Schirrmann’s idea with an ignoramus.

Altena – Hoch über der Stadt Altena in Sauerland has been enthroned as Gemäuer der gleichnamigen Burg for more than 950 years. That’s special this time: When you are finished with Grafen und Ritter, you will enjoy your lessons with exciting Gruselgeschichten bei Nacht. Denn in der Burg Altena will find the well-known youth hostel. Lehrer Richard Schirrmann’s idea for 110 years.

The oldest Jugendherberge der Welt is located in a Burg in NRW

During a walk in the Rhineland in August 1909, Schirrmann lived in Altena in a schweres Gewitter. There are many people who find Bauern Unterschlupf, but they can do this. Schließlich fand er Schutz at a Schule in Bröl near Hennef. In this Moment War, the idea of ​​the Jugendherberge was born: Young people are sollten of their love and money that they cover the world, experience their lives and enjoy their horizons. This gratitude is no longer beyond Richard Schirrmann. In the year 1914, the first standard Jugendherberge der Welt – inner hall of Burg Altena died. Fünf Jahre später wurdet here das Deutsche Jugendherbergswerk gegründet.

On the Burg Altena is interesting, nor is it an authentic example, but it is in most youth hostels of the Welt that it may last a few years.
On the Burg Altena can be interesting, nor is it an authentic example, but it is in most youth hostels of the world that it may last a few years. © Archive

Die von Schirrmann was in 1958 in Betrieb gründete Jugendherberge war noch bis 1958. Mittlerweile can be viewed from the original stand in the Museum Weltjugendherberge on the Burg Altena. Here you will find the other double stock Betten. Practical for those who use it: it is best to clap. Wer Lust hat can be one of the strawmatratzen problem lies.

In the Burg Altena it has never been a youth hostel – it is no longer with Strohmatratzen, nor with Stockwerkbetten. If you visit an investigation that takes place at the Burghof, you will see that the Museum is found with various Ausstellungen. If you follow the following results and prices:

  • Opening times: Dienstag to Freitag from 9:30 am to 5 pm as well as Samstag, Sonntag and Feiertags from 11 am to 6 pm. At Montag, the Burg Altena is closed.

    Eintrittspise: Erwachsene 4.80 Euro and ermäßigte Personen 3.50 Euro.

Burg Altena was completed on 12 January

The Burg Altena is now one of the historical gems in the region.
The Burg Altena is now one of the historic Gemäuern in NRW. © Andreas Giesbrecht Mantler

As Höhenburg on the Bergsporn of the Klusenbergs the Burg Altena reaches im 12. Jahrhundert is aimed. Gebaut would like to see the Schutz of the harmful Eisen production in the surrounding mountains. Spatestens from 17. Jahrhundert verlor sie immer more an Bedeutung. We close the Burg den Besitzer, since 1943, the Kreis Altena, später Märkischer Kreis, gehört.

In NRW we see more Burgen and Schlösser, which are in favor of an Ausflug lohnen. Many people have never had an imposing Mauern, but others are still not ruined.