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Ritterstein 64 & 64a: Redoubt III and Path to Redoubt III

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Ritterstein 64 & 64a: Redoubt III and Path to Redoubt III

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Ritterstein 64 & 64a: Redoubt III and Path to Redoubt III

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    • Location: Rhodt unter Rietburg, Südliche Weinstraße, Südpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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    January 7, 2022

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    “During the First Coalition War there were repeated fighting at the Steigerkopf in 1794 and 1795. During this time, the Steigerkopf was expanded into a strong fortification. The Ritterstein is …
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    The PWV-Ritterstein III No. 64 stands on one of the many jumps from the time of the Revolutionary Wars. The ski jumps were built by the Prussians.
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    June 28, 2020

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    In 1794, the battle took place here on the Schänzel against the French revolutionary troops, who conquered the part of the Electoral Palatinate on the left bank of the Rhine. On the slopes of the Steigerkopf, a Prussian contingent opposed them - unsuccessfully. Because the Prussians had built smaller entrenchments on the mountainside, there are several knight stones here, which are maintained and kept in order by the PWV Palatinate Forest Association. Before you get to the Ritterstein, however, there is a smaller Ritterstein No. 64 a 100 meters ahead, which points to the "main" Ritterstein No. 64.
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    Location: Rhodt unter Rietburg, Südliche Weinstraße, Südpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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