Schwanenburg Castle (Kleve)

The Schwanenburg is the landmark of the city of Kleve in North Rhine-Westphalia near the Dutch border. It was probably built in the 11th century by the counts and later dukes of Kleve on a spur-like extension of the Lower Rhine ridge and is therefore one of the few hilltop castles on the Lower Rhine. Your castle hill was named for the settlement that was later created: Cleef (for cliff, cliff) became Kleve.

It got its name because of its weather vane in the form of a large swan, whose wings were the crest of the ducal coat of arms. The complex was also called het slot von Cleef, and even if the name suggests it, the Schwanenburg is not a castle, but a castle in the Baroque style that was created through the reconstruction of a castle in the 17th century.

(de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwanenburg)

Beautiful restored castle with an exposed fountain from the Middle Ages

The Schwanenburg is the symbol of the city and one of the few hilltop castles on the Lower Rhine. Its castle hill gave its name to the later settlement - Cleef (for cliff) became Kleve.