Wartburg-Stiftung

The Wartburg-Stiftung is a foundation dedicated to preserving the Wartburg castle and making it accessible to the public. It operates the visitor offerings of the nearly 1000-year-old Wartburg, one of Germany's best-known castles and the first castle in Germany to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1999. The foundation presents exhibitions, guided tours, audio guides, and educational programmes, and it engages with the castle's democratic-history legacy, including the 1817 Wartburg Festival.

The Wartburg-Stiftung is a foundation whose purpose is to preserve the Wartburg castle and make it accessible to the public. The Wartburg itself is described as almost 1000 years old and one of Germany's best-known castles, and in 1999 it became the first castle in Germany to be placed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The foundation maintains the castle's collections and visitor operations, and it states that it intends to highlight the castle's significance for the history of democracy in Germany, being a member of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Orte der Demokratiegeschichte and working closely with the Gesellschaft zur Erforschung der Demokratiegeschichte (GEDG).

1. 1WARTBURG – UNESCO Welterbewartburg.de
2. 2Ort der Demokratiegeschichtewartburg.de
3. 3Sonderausstellung "Schätze, Schutt, Skurrilitäten - Geschichten von der Baustelle"wartburg.de
4. 4Wartburg-Stiftungwikidata.org