Werla - the virtual tour

a multimedia website(sitemap):
Birdseye view German version Imprint Functions of the church Functions of the great hall Functions of the living-quarter Functions of the defences

Decades ago, excavations revealed some stone buildings of Werla, but today at this historical site there is nothing left to see. On this pages you will discover a sketched portrait of Middle-Europe's oldest and largest medieval castle ruins near Schladen. For detailed information concerning the buildings of Werla please click on the coloured spots!

The entire construction of Werla took place in two phases, during the tenth century, under the German Emperors Henry and Otto. The decline of Werla began at the end of the eleventh century.

Links concerning Werla:

Reenactment at the site of Werla

Ottonian Emperors by Rolf Appel

Early medieval sites by DMOZ