Hoheneck Castle Youth Education Center
Description
The youth education center Burg Hoheneck is a seminar and conference center (mainly for groups from youth work). It is not open to the public.
Burg Hoheneck has been the youth education center of the Nuremberg City Kreisjugendring of the Bayerischer Jugendring (public cooperation) since April 1984. It is part of the network of youth education centers in Bavaria. The castle is picturesquely situated above the town of Ipsheim in the Aisch valley, about 50 km northwest of Nuremberg. The historical ambience of Hoheneck Castle offers a unique learning environment. Our offer is divided into two basic areas: With an extensive range of seminars, we address young people, volunteers and professionals working with children and young people. In addition, we offer seminars on selected topics during the week for middle school, remedial school and vocational school classes. (Youth) associations, clubs, school classes or organized groups can use Burg Hoheneck as a conference center. Within this framework, it is possible to independently hold seminars, conferences, workshops or class trips in our rooms.
Information on accessibility
Download short report as PDFSome information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Ipsheim train station is approx. 2 km from the castle.
- There is a general parking lot in front of the castle grounds, but no designated parking space for people with disabilities. A parking space can be reserved by prior arrangement.
- The paths in the castle courtyard are not easy to walk or drive on.
- All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 70 cm wide.
Building A
- The building is accessible via a 3 cm high threshold.
- All evaluated rooms and facilities (registration, dining room, room 7, leisure room, conference and meeting rooms, Knights' Hall, kitchenette) are only accessible via stairs.
Building E
- The building is accessible via a 2.5 cm high threshold.
- The large and small group rooms (door thresholds 2.5 cm), the workroom (door threshold 4 cm) and the public WC for people with disabilities are accessible at ground level. Room 28 is only accessible via stairs.
Public WC in building E (ground floor)
- The door is 82 cm wide.
- The manoeuvring spaces are:
in front of the washbasin 121 cm x 180 cm; in front of the WC 121 cm x 163 cm;
to the left of the WC 95 cm x 77 cm; to the right of the WC 27 cm x 54 cm. - There are grab rails to the left and right of the WC. Both grab rails can be folded up.
- The washbasin has limited access. The mirror cannot be seen when seated.
- There is no alarm trigger.
Other rooms and facilities on the castle grounds
- Castle parlor: Door threshold 2.5 cm high, one 16 cm high step in the room, narrowest door/narrowest passage 100 cm wide
- Kiosk/table tennis room: threshold 4.5 cm high, narrowest doorway/passageway 80 cm wide
- "Hütte" conference room: accessible via 2 steps, door threshold 2 cm high, narrowest door/narrowest passage 88 cm wide
- Bowling alley in front of the castle: accessible via 2 steps
- Soccer pitch and a beach volleyball court in front of the castle; entrances strewn with mulch, paths in between without steps with few inclines
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs are not permitted.
- Almost all elevated areas that can be used by guests are well lit, i.e. bright and glare-free.
- The signage is designed in easily legible and high-contrast lettering.
- Stairs/steps are not visually rich in contrast. Handrails are not always present.
- Information is not available in Braille or prismatic writing.
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There is no clearly perceptible visual alarm.
- There is no inductive hearing system.
- There are tables in the dining room with bright and glare-free lighting, with no lamps standing or hanging that interfere with the field of vision or eye contact. There are no seating areas with low ambient noise levels.
- In the elevated rooms, there is at least one freely available socket near the bed.
- Ringing or knocking on the room door is not indicated by a flashing signal that can be heard in all rooms.
- Wi-Fi is offered.
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- The name or logo of the facility is clearly recognizable from the outside.
- There is no colored or pictorial guidance system.
- There is no information in easy language.
Address & contact
Jugendbildungsstätte Burg Hoheneck
91472 Ipsheim