The castle Ehrenfels is the ruin of a Hangburg west of Rüdesheim am Rhein halfway to Assmannshausen in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in Hesse. It stands on the northeastern bank of the Rhine on the steep slope of the Rüdesheimer Berg, it is a former customs castle.

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Annemarie Ohmer

May 21, 2020

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Nice hike through the vineyards to the castle ruins with a view of the Rhine and the Mouse Tower.
That must be a dream in the fall.

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Markus

October 22, 2018

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Ehrenfels Castle, which dwells in the vineyards above the Rhine

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Elevation 240 m

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Thursday 12 March

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

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