ライン・ジーク・クライスの洞窟・トップ20

This is simply a great view of the Siegtal. And especially for railway fans when a red S-Bahn or a red RE9 passes through. By the way, a photo of this view can also be seen in the Wikipedia article about the Cologne S-Bahn: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Bahn_K%C3%B6ln

From the vantage point at the Heinrich von Dechen monument you have a beautiful view of the Drachenburg and the Drachenfelsbahn. The benches invite you to take a break here.

Our hike through the beautiful Siebengebirge was worth it for this fantastic view alone. Just enjoy!

A particularly beautiful view of the Siegtal!

The model shows it at its best, around 1300. You can see here that the castle complex consisted of four parts, namely the main castle, the outer castle, the old town and the new town. It is one of the largest castle complexes in western Germany.

Very great and beautiful view

"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.”

Since 1222, Dietrich von Dorndorf, a lesser nobleman, called himself Dietrich von Rosenouwe, i.e. Lord of Rosenouwe Castle, which is the medieval spelling. What did this Dietrich want here, and whose vassal was he? We can only speculate about that. He died in 1243, and in the same year his family sold the castle to the nearby Heisterbach monastery. It was probably demolished around 1250. The motives are still unclear today.