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Steffenswarte viewing tower at the Entersburg ruins

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Steffenswarte viewing tower at the Entersburg ruins

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Steffenswarte viewing tower at the Entersburg ruins

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    Location: Bad Bertrich, Cochem-Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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    July 11, 2020

    The location of the Entersburg is rich in history. The Celts and Romans are said to have built fortifications up here. The Entersburg is a former spur castle from the Middle Ages. It is believed that it was built in the late 11th century and destroyed in the mid-12th century.

    The Steffenswarte reminds of the location of the castle. The control room was built in 1895, but is currently not accessible due to its dilapidated condition.

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      May 14, 2018

      unfortunately no longer mountable

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        May 15, 2022

        The Entersburg, also known as Nantersburg, is a late medieval spur castle northeast of Hontheim in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle was probably built at the end of the 11th century by the "lords of Nantersburg" and destroyed in 1138 by the Archbishop of Trier, Albero von Montreuil.
        Findings made in 1978 and 1979 as part of an archaeological excavation by the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier provided evidence that Celts and Romans already had fortifications on the later castle grounds.
        Today the Steffenswarte, an observation tower built in 1895, reminds of the location of the castle.
        The Entersburg lay on a multi-tiered rocky ridge above the lower Üßbachtal in the Moseleifel. The maximum 262.2 m above sea level. NHN high plateau on which the castle stood is about 250 meters long and up to 130 meters wide. In the west, north and east, the castle was protected by steep slopes to the Üßbachtal, which was about 60 meters below.
        Access to the tower is currently (May 2022) not possible due to dilapidation. The castle site is freely accessible. The way up here via great, narrow paths is definitely worth it!

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