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Ehrenfels Castle

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Darmstadt District

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Rüdesheim am Rhein

Ehrenfels Castle

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Ehrenfels Castle

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Location: Rüdesheim am Rhein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Rhine-Nahe view – Ehrenfels Castle loop from Rüdesheim am Rhein

29.0km

02:46

740m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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2. St. Hildegard Abbey, Eibingen – Rhine-Nahe view loop from Oestrich-Winkel

39.3km

03:00

630m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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3. Rhine-Nahe view – Mouse Tower on the Rhine loop from Bingen-Gaulsheim

47.2km

03:56

940m

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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Berrie

July 12, 2020

Beautiful ruin that has been restored well and apparently true to the original

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Dirk Scharky (Schackmann)

March 20, 2022

Hillside castle, roughly square, late Gothic Palas, shield wall castle with two round corner towers on the shield wall

The castle was built at the beginning of the 13th century as a toll castle by the Archbishop of Mainz. In the 14th century it was expanded to become a temporary residence and a refuge for the archbishop and the cathedral treasury.
historical function
Outpost of the Archdiocese of Mainz in the Upper Rheingau.

chapel
The chapel was located in the outer palace (gateway). A chaplain at Ehrenfels is mentioned in 1401.

Dimensions
Core castle approx. 18 x 18 m
Height of the shield wall approx. 20 m, wall thickness 4.5 m
Height of the round towers approx. 33 m

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July 14, 2024

Great view of the Ehrenfels ruins, the Mäuseturm and of course the Rhine.

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Location: Rüdesheim am Rhein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Ehrenfels Castle

1. Rhine-Nahe view – Ehrenfels Castle loop from Rüdesheim am Rhein

2. St. Hildegard Abbey, Eibingen – Rhine-Nahe view loop from Oestrich-Winkel

3. Rhine-Nahe view – Mouse Tower on the Rhine loop from Bingen-Gaulsheim

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