DEUTSCHLAND	GERMANY
Bundesland: Sachsen-Anhalt	Saxony-Anhalt
Landkreis: Burgenlandkreis

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Wendelstein is situated on a steep hill overlooking the river Unstrut. The village is part of the municipality of Kaiserpfalz in the district Burgenlandkreis of southern Saxony-Anhalt.

Due to its stratetic location, it is believed that a stronghold is likely to have existed already in the early Middle Ages. It is also discussed whether in the 10th century this place was the location of the royal palace Memleben of King Heinrich I ("der Vogler", 'the Fowler') and his son, Emperor Otto I ("der Große", 'the Great'). Wendelstein castle was first mentioned in 1312 as part of the estates of the last count of Rabenswalde. The oldest known written document mentioning the name Wendilsteyn dates from 1322. The castle was then at first owned by the counts of Weimar, who later sold it to the barons of Witzleben. In 1560/1590 the fortress was rebuilt into a residential castle but only a few parts of the Renaissance north aisle still exist. In 1623 the castle came in possession of Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony. In 1815 Wendelstein became part of Prussia and after ths the domains began to fall into dereliction. In 1981 the remaining west and south wings of the former castle were renovated in order to create appartments.

[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendelstein_(Memleben)]