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Buchkammerfels Rock Chambers

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Buchkammerfels Rock Chambers

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    Location: Busenberg, Südwestpfalz, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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    October 2, 2021

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    The Buchkammerfels is accessible from the mountain. After crossing a crevice, you can walk almost to the very top, from where you have a beautiful view, including views of Drachenfels …
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    August 19, 2021

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    Historians are still puzzling over the age and function of the four rock chambers, hewn out of the rock at a height of eight meters. Although the year 1678 is carved into one of the chambers, it is assumed that they existed before 1523. In 1678, one hundred and fifty years after the destruction of the Drachenfels, the French Reunion War raged in the Palatinate, and it is suspected that the inhabitants carved this date into their rock chambers to commemorate the protection and hiding places they offered.
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    September 21, 2017

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    The climb is worth in any case!
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    1. Heidenberg Ridge Trail – Berwartstein Castle loop from Busenberg

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