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Pfalzgrafenstein Castle (German: Burg Pfalzgrafenstein) is a toll castle situated on Falkenau island in the Rhine River, adjacent to Kaub, Germany. Also known as "the Pfalz", Pfalzgrafenstein Castle has never been destroyed since being established in 1326/27.
Kaub is known for the castle Pfalz, or Burg Pfalzgrafenstein, situated on a rock in the middle of the Rhine. According to legend, the Palatine countesses awaited their confinement in the Pfalz, but in reality the castle served as a toll-gate for merchandise on the Rhine. [3] The restored castle Gutenfels sits on a hill above the town.
The toll castle of Stahleck in Bacharach Pfalzgrafenstein Castle. A toll castle (German: Zollburg) [1] is a castle that, in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Era, guarded a customs post and was intended to control it. They were typically found in the Holy Roman Empire.
Gutenfels Castle was built in 1220. It was used with the toll castle, Pfalzgrafenstein Castle in the middle of the Rhein and the fortified town of Kaub on the farthest side to provide an impenetrable anti-toll zone for the Holy Roman Emperor until Prussia purchased the area (1866) and ended this toll in 1867.
Eltz Castle. Numerous castles are found in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.These buildings, some of which have a history of over 1000 years, were the setting of historical events and the domains of famous personalities; and many still are imposing edifices to this day.
Rheinpfalz, an alternative name for Pfalzgrafenstein Castle in the Palatinate region, Germany; Rheinpfalz, the name of a planning region in Rhineland-Palatinate's regional development law; Die Rheinpfalz, a regional newspaper in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; KDStV Rheinpfalz, a Roman Catholic students' association in Darmstadt, Germany
The Marksburg is a castle above the town of Braubach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is one of the principal sites of the Rhine Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fortress was used for protection rather than as a residence for royal families. It has a striking example of a bergfried designed as a butter-churn tower.
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle in the Rhine near Kaub Another form of toll on medieval travel was the river toll that was raised for the use of a waterway . Outside the towns themselves, toll stations were established in some cases at special locations; for example, Loevestein Castle in the Netherlands was built at a strategic point on the confluence ...