Show German Castles Are Now JaiLs JaiL I Political Opponents of Hitler Held in Them Germanys Germany's Dresden Germanys Germany's medieval cas cas- castles castles castles with their InspirIng awe strong strongholds strongholds holds are again serving a n prIsons this time for the poll political opponents of the Hitler regime regime The fact tact Is ad- ad ad admitted In the official organ of or the party ter Castle HohnsteIn In Saxony one ot of Germanys Germany's proudest and oldest castles was convert converted ell Into a prIson for political prisoners by the pres pres- present present present I ent power poster PO er holders Perched high upon n a steep sleep and rocky eminence with Its drawbridges and heavy gates closely guarded by storm troopers the castle offers no chance for Cor the alleged foes of or the state to make their escape Once In bygone days the haughty robber Baron Daron von ron erg pil aged and ransacked the surround surroundIng surroundIng log Ing country front from rom this Impregnable stronghold In 1353 Castle Hohn- Hohn stein Hohn-stein stein passed Into Inlo the possession of Berka erka von ron der Duba a pow v powerful powerful erful erCul feudal lord whose landed prop property property erty stretched far Into Bohemia In 1443 1413 the castle was purchased bythe by bythe bythe the Wettin WellIn family electors of or Sax Saxony ony The Saxon rulers rulers made mlle It one ot of their favorite retreats hunting deer Mer and fishing salmon In Iu the mountainous mountainous vicinity In 1857 Its glamour dimmed some some- somewhat somewhat somewhat what when eshen hen the proud castle was ras converted Into a reformatory After Arter the World war In W 1924 1934 4 It was turned Into an Inn Its beautiful location In the midst of the called so-called Saxon Switzerland made It li a favorite traveling ground for youthful hikers Iii Ita Is Its hun hun- hundred hundred dred drell bell bedrooms rooms the castle could couIll put up SOO guests for tor the night With everything In Germany be- be being be being ing co co ll with the regime a number of German castles once owned by feudal lords were taken over o by hy the Nazis Thus Cas Cas- Castle Castle Castle tle Neuenburg on was occupied oc- oc by the Fighting League for tor German Culture Castle Sachsenburg near Zschopau In Saxony has been converted Into Inlo a school for National Socialist wom worn women women en cn leaders and became n a aprison aprison prIson |