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Stahleck Castle (German: Burg Stahleck) is a 12th-century fortified castle in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley at Bacharach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It stands on a crag approximately 160 metres (520 ft) above sea level [ 1 ] on the left bank of the river at the mouth of the Steeg valley, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of ...
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.
Count Palatine already had so much influence that he resided at Stahleck Castle. His successor Konrad von Staufen’s daughter secretly wed at Stahleck Castle a son of the Welfs, who were family foes, leading to Bacharach’s, and indeed the whole County Palatine’s, falling for a short time to Henry of Brunswick.
Toll castles belonged to the respective territorial lords [2] or to vassals, to whom the duty and right to collect the toll had been delegated by these lords. Most toll castles also had additional administrative and other functions, as border watch posts or residences, such as for example Stahleck Castle above Bacharach on the Rhine .
3. Rhine Valley. The Rhine Valley is a special place to visit during the fall because its medieval castles and charming towns nestle among the colorful autumn foliage and vineyards, which at this ...
Stahleck Castle at Bacharach Burg Pfalzgrafenstein at Kaub Burg Rheinfels at St. Goar Marksburg at Braubach Stolzenfels Castle at Koblenz Burg and Schloss Sayn The most outstanding castles are the Marksburg , the only undamaged hilltop castle in the Middle Rhine Valley, the Burg Pfalzgrafenstein , on a rocky island in the middle of the Rhine ...
Schönecken Castle; Schwedenschanze (Dörscheid) Sooneck Castle; Spangenberg Castle (Rhineland-Palatinate) Sponheim Castle; Sporkenburg; Sprengelburg; Stahleck Castle; Stauf Castle (Palatinate) Sterrenberg Castle (Rhineland) Stolzenfels Castle; Stromberg (Ripsdorf)
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