Schloss Halberg, Château in Saarbrücken, Germany.
Schloss Halberg is a neo-Gothic castle set on a wooded hill on the western edge of Saarbrücken, overlooking the Saar valley. A park with old trees and walking paths surrounds the main building, which sits at the top of the slope.
The current building replaced an earlier baroque structure in the second half of the 19th century, when the von Stumm-Halberg family had it rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style. The family made their fortune in the iron and steel industry and left their name on the estate.
The name Halberg refers to the hill on which the castle stands, and the building is today used by Saarländischer Rundfunk, the regional public broadcaster. This makes it one of the few castle buildings in Germany that serves as a working media headquarters.
The park around the castle is open to walkers, though reaching the top of the hill requires a moderate uphill walk. The interior of the building is not open to the general public, as it is in active use by a broadcaster.
Beneath the castle, archaeologists found the remains of a Roman temple with carved stone benches, showing the hill was already used for worship over 2,000 years ago. These remains are not visible to visitors today, but they place the site in a much longer history than its 19th-century facade suggests.
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