Legends surround the Rittersturz, a striking rocky outcrop above Veldenz, according to which a robber baron once made a pact with the devil there. Those who dare can climb up to the summit cross and enjoy the view from there.

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𝒯𝒶𝓃𝒿𝒶

January 30, 2022

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“𝗥𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘇”

The first noble castles, like those on the Rittersturz rock, were built in the late Carolingian period in the 9th century AD, mostly as residential and defensive buildings. They were built on spurs as hilltop castles or on artificially constructed hills - usually surrounded by a moat - as lowland castles. In cities, castles often had the character of residential or defensive towers. Locations were often chosen that had already been used for the construction of fortifications in Celtic or late Roman times. Source: Text information board

𝕯𝖎𝖊 𝕾𝖆𝖌𝖊 𝖛𝖔𝖒 𝕽𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖟
(freely adapted from Paul Wiehr)

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

April 3, 2022

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The premium trail "Graf Georg Johannes Weg" leads here to the Rittersturz, a rocky outcrop where, according to legend, the devil is said to have thrown himself down with a knight... 🤓🤳
veldenz-mosel.de/uploads/graf_georg_johannes_weg.pdf

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