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Königswinter

Rosenau Castle Ruins

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Rosenau Castle Ruins

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    March 18, 2018

    Located between the Einkehrhaus and the Mount of Olives, the ruins of Rosenau Castle are a nice place to take a break with a good view of the Mount of Olives.

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      June 24, 2020

      Ruins of Rosenau Castle. Not much has been preserved, but since the castle was destroyed again in 1250, the remains are remarkable after almost 800 years.

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        January 7, 2022

        "In a document dated February 27, 1222, Dietrich von Dorndorf - a descendant of the House of Wied - calls himself 'von Rosenouwe' for the first time. He was probably a follower of the Archbishop of Cologne. Because his castle fitted remarkably well into the castle system that protected the southern flank of the archbishopric with Rolandseck, Godesburg, Drachenfels and Wolkenburg.
        In a contract dated November 1243, Agnes, Dietrich von Rosenau's widow, sold the castle to the Heisterbach monastery. He was expressly granted the right to destroy the castle. After a second sales contract was concluded in 1249 because a daughter-in-law of Agnes von Rosenau had objected, the castle was destroyed around 1250 at the behest of the Heisterbach monastery.
        The remains were secured in 1990/91 with the help of IG mining and energy, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the city of Königswinter.”

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          Location: Königswinter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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