The tower from 1200 is part of a ring wall that continues rudimentarily along the bank behind the church to the further tower and the houses at the town gate. The castle and settlement were completely surrounded by a defensive wall with towers and gates.
Altwied Castle was built as a hilltop castle by Count Metfried in Engersgau around 1129.

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A beautiful entrance to the unfortunately dead little town or should we say the place that is in a deep sleep?

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2. Wied Bridge, Altwied – Laubach Waterfall loop from Melsbach

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3. View of the Wied Valley – Wied Bridge, Altwied loop from Niederbieber

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Elevation 140 m

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Sunday 15 March

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Location: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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