The castle lies above the Schöntal district on a rocky outcrop of the Wolfsberg, which is part of the Haardt mountain range, about 130 m above the left (northern) bank of the Speyerbach, which corresponds to a height of 270 m above sea level. Due to the elongated shape of the mountain spur on which the Wolfsburg was built, the ruins are only about 30 m wide and about 140 m long. The long axis of the complex runs from northeast to southwest. The castle slope drops more or less steeply in three directions. The northern side, which faces the mountain, was separated from the rising mountain slope by a deep moat cut into the rock and protected by a shield wall built behind it. The rock platform behind this wall was once covered with humped blocks like the corners of the shield wall and supported a square keep, which is now completely destroyed. In front of the shield wall was a moat wall, which tightly enclosed the entire main castle and the slightly lower outer bailey. Access to the moat was provided by a gate building to the north-east, which, like the actual castle gate, no longer exists today. The core complex and the lower outer bailey are surrounded by a common ring wall further inside. In the area of ​​the core complex, the ruins of the former palace, built across the length, dominate alongside the shield wall, with the lounges underneath for guests of lower status and guards. To protect the connection from Neustadt to Kaiserslautern with its imperial palace, the Wolfsburg was probably built at the beginning of the 13th century by Count Palatine Ludwig the Kelheimer. It was first mentioned in a feudal document in 1255 as Castrum Volfperg together with the town of Nova Civitas (Neustadt). The castle served as a residence for Albrecht von Lichtenstein, which he had received as a fief from Elector Ludwig the Strict and which he was not allowed to leave without the Elector's permission under threat of having his fief revoked. After a temporary pledge at the beginning of the 14th century by Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian, the Electorate of the Palatinate and the Upper Palatinate were separated from the other Bavarian possessions of the Wittelsbachs by the House Treaty of Pavia and awarded to the descendants of Count Palatine Rudolf I, namely Rudolf II and Rupert I. Until 1423, the castle then served as a residence for the governors of the Palatine Electors and, together with the Frankenstein and Hardenburg castles, each about 15 km away, formed an important part of the defense of the old Palatine territories. Since the later electoral officials, like their lower nobility predecessors, were initially subject to the obligation to reside on the Wolfsburg, in return for preserving and protecting the fortress they received not only monetary payments but also wine, grain, the right to hunt in the electoral forest and permission to cut timber in the surrounding woods to maintain the castle if necessary. During the Peasants' War in 1525, the castle was conquered and plundered twice within a short period of time. After the uprising was crushed, it was rebuilt. In the first years of the Thirty Years' War, the fortress served as a refuge for the population from the surrounding towns until it was burned down and razed by imperial troops in 1633. Since then, it has been in ruins. It was not until 1848 that the Wolfsburg played a historical role again, when, in the course of the so-called March Revolution, Neustadt citizens who were convinced of democracy celebrated a national festival on the Wolfsburg and hoisted the black, red and gold flag. We hope you enjoy it!!! #wolfsburg #castle #castledoku #castleruins #palatinateforest #palatinatelove #ruins #castlesandruins #rhinelandpalatinate #palatinate #palatinatelove #middleages #castles