Schloss Dagstuhl and Environs
Schloss Dagstuhl is to German Computer Science what Oberwalfach is to German Mathematics (never having been to the latter, I cannot offer a comparison, but I will say that Dagstuhl is an absolutely superb place to hold a workshop). Now, for some fun, find Dagstuhl (population 3) on a map. Hints: it is 30 km from the St. Wendel train station, 50 km from Trier, and it was last part of France in 1949.
In addition to my photographs, there is an official set at
There are five distinct parts of Schloss Dagstuhl:
- The old part of the castle (rooms, meeting rooms, and the attic), which was built in 1760 and 1890.
- The new part of the castle (rooms, meeting rooms, and the hallway full of artwork by local artisans), which was built in 1996.
- The library in the new part, all three stories.
- The chapel and crypt, which are only open Sundays and high holidays from 2-6 PM (i.e., 1400-1800 MET).
- The ancient, robber baron castle on top of the hill behind the new castle. It is a 20 minute walk up to it and worth it.
The town of Dagstuhl can be photographed in a 10 minute walk, but that does not do it justice. Think what it must like to live in a castle full time? Gee whiz... I want one as a replacement for my house in Connecticut. It would look really nice between the (earthquake) fault line, the stream, and the pond, just uphill from the river gorge.
The whole town. No kidding. The farm just to the north of Dagstuhl. It is not part of town (it had a different name for its village of one farm). The old castle. A different view of the castle. The chapel and crypt are on the right. They are only open on Sundays and high holidays from 2-6 PM (1400-1800). The tower has a nice view of the grounds. The ancient castle is on the hill behind the old castle. The old castle from up by the ancient castle. In the Heraldic room in the old castle. The porcelain heater in the Heraldic room. The wood is put into it from out in the hall. The ancient castle was just above the old castle. There were three ways up to the ancient castle: walk past the farmhouse, walk into Wadern and up the other side of the hill, or scale the hillside. The latter seems a bit extreme, so I walked past the farmhouse.
A description of the ruins. You have to click on the image to get it large enough to read. A map of the hilltop. Once again, click the image. The floor plan of the ancient castle. A view from the south of the ruins. A view from the east. A view from the north. Directly below the ruins of the tower is the old crypt. I took a collection of pictures of the participants in informal settings, e.g., at dinner (first two pictures) or in the wine cellar (the rest). If you want an original that can be printed onto paper, click the original hyperlink.
Malin Ljungberg, Angela Kunoth, and Martin Brezins
(original)Ulrich Rüde, Chris Johnson, and Elizabeth Jessup
(original)Padma Raghavan, Chris Johnson, and Martin Brezins
(original)Michael Thuné, Arnd Meyer, and Hans Munthe-Kaas
(original)Elizabeth Jessup, Malin Ljungberg, and Frank Hüslemann
(original)Craig Douglas, Padma Raghavan, and Chris Johnson
(original)Padma Raghavan, Chris Johnson, Martin Brezins, Asmund Odegard, Michael Thuné
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