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From 1508 onwards, the castle changed hands several times, but remained a Trier fief-castle. Between 1560 and 1646 Schöneck became the fief of a side line of the lords of Eltz . Between 1646 and about 1677 Schöneck belonged to the so-called Sötern fee tail , a foundation for the management of the estates of the von Sötern family.
Schönecken Castle (German: Burg Schönecken) is a ruined hill castle at 467 m above sea level (NN) above the village of Schönecken in the Nims valley in the West Eifel mountains. It lies within the county of Bitburg-Prüm in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle stands on the lowest hill ridge in the middle of a valley bowl.
Boppard's town forest is the second biggest in Rhineland-Palatinate with an area of 43.6 square kilometres (16.8 sq mi). Since 1969, the town of Boppard has belonged to the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, and is the district's northernmost municipality. Boppard is a middle centre; the nearest upper centre is Koblenz, some 22 kilometres (14 mi) away.
Schöneck Castle may refer to: Schöneck Castle (Alsace), near Dambach in the Alsace, France; Schöneck Castle (South Tyrol) also called Schloss Schöneck , near Kiens in the Pustertal valley, South Tyrol, Italy; Schöneck Castle (Münstermaifeld), borough of Münstermaifeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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.
Schönecken with Schönecken Castle in the background. ... Schönecken is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Schöneck became a town in 1370, but was first mentioned a century before this, when the castle castrum Schoennecke was mentioned as a mediaeval manor. After some devastating major fires (1632, 1680, 1761 and 1856), Schöneck took part in the industrialization of the 19th century. The town's main business became the cigar manufactory.
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