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Ehrenfels Castle

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Ehrenfels Castle

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

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    July 12, 2020

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

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      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


      Source:
      alleburgen.de/bd.php?id=13987

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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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