View of Burg Schwarzenstein

is related to the Mumm - family history, today 5 star restaurant with the famous chef Nelson Müller

The castle was only built in 1837.

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"... The Rosengasse meanders picturesquely uphill through Johannisberg, past romantic half-timbered houses and famous wineries. At the highest point of the village, with a breathtaking view over the entire Rhine plain, it sits enthroned - in the middle of extensive vineyards, surrounded by a two-hectare , Mediterranean park - Schwarzenstein Castle. The way it stands there, with its strikingly curved silhouette made of local quarry stone and the castle tower towering above everything, it reminds you a little of old crusaders. But far from it. The castle was only built in 1873, by Peter Arnold Vimes..."
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