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Schwabsburg castle ruins/weir tower - Nierstein/RP 🚴‍♂️

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Schwabsburg castle ruins/weir tower - Nierstein/RP 🚴‍♂️

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Schwabsburg castle ruins/weir tower - Nierstein/RP 🚴‍♂️

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Location: Nierstein, Mainz-Bingen, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Best Road Cycling Rides to Schwabsburg castle ruins/weir tower - Nierstein/RP 🚴‍♂️

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1. Amiche Railway Path – Nackenheim loop from Bodenheim

52.4km

02:17

350m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Rhine Promenade in Rheindürkheim – Nierstein Market Square loop from Biebelnheim

71.4km

02:56

340m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Vineyard Ascent to Weinolsheim – Vineyard Climb to Zornheim loop from Nierstein

35.6km

01:44

410m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Germane 🚴‍♂️

August 26, 2018

Schwabsburg Castle Ruins/Defense Tower - Schwabsburg/RP 🚴‍♂️

Only one freestanding tower remains of the former Schwabsburg Castle. This tower is made of massive, bossed ashlars and was once the keep of the complex. Located on a Roman military road leading to Mommenheim, it once served to protect and maintain the power of the Hohenstaufen dynasty in and around Nierstein and Oppenheim. It is unknown who built the castle, but a connection to the construction of Landskron Castle in Oppenheim is suspected, which suggests a date between 1125 and 1245. These buildings were destroyed by the Spanish in 1620 during the Thirty Years' War. While no other remains of the complex exist, ancient sources mention a dining hall, a curtain wall, and various residential and commercial buildings. 🚴‍♂️

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Mats777

September 19, 2019

The ruin has already been aptly described. I can still complete: good road to Mommenheim, from there you can on a great bike path on to Bodenheim or Selzen. In the other direction, it goes down to Nierstein, also great to drive. Third direction is then over the mountain to Oppenheim. Schwabsburg is a great village to look and continue from here in all directions.

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Radsport Volker Maus

November 17, 2020

The tower is the remainder of a castle complex. It can be climbed every day until 8 p.m. There are about 130 steps, so think about it before you want to go up. When you are at the top you have an overwhelming view. The green area around the tower is very well maintained, there are benches and tables available for picnics

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Location: Nierstein, Mainz-Bingen, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Schwabsburg castle ruins/weir tower - Nierstein/RP 🚴‍♂️

1. Amiche Railway Path – Nackenheim loop from Bodenheim

2. Rhine Promenade in Rheindürkheim – Nierstein Market Square loop from Biebelnheim

3. Vineyard Ascent to Weinolsheim – Vineyard Climb to Zornheim loop from Nierstein

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