ファイトのおすすめMTBライド

Beautiful small town on the Moselle

Saw it while driving past, it is beautiful here

The lower castle has completely disappeared. You can still see the beginning of the ring that connected the lower castle and the Ulmen city wall, a two-story outer wall of the palace, as well as a cistern and some foundation walls of other buildings. The old part of Ulmen Castle was built around 1074 AD and likely rests on the remains of a Roman settlement. In the Middle Ages, Ulmen Castle was further expanded and divided into the upper castle, whose remains of the walls still exist, and the lower castle, which extended to the banks of the maar river. Two knightly families lived in the castle, which is believed to have never been attacked or destroyed until 1673 due to its size. Only the Sun King's troops succeeded. It was rebuilt, but fell again in 1689 during the War of the Succession. However, Ulmen Castle was also rebuilt this time, with only the city wall being abandoned. With the invasion of Napoleon's soldiers, Ulmen also became French and later Prussian. The empty castle, whose last descendant died in 1801, was auctioned to a merchant from Cochem, who sold it as a quarry. When a devastating fire burned Ulmen to the ground in the 19th century, the residents of Ulmen rebuilt their houses with stones from the castle. That's why you can still see a coat of arms on some of the stables today. It wasn't until the early twentieth century that Ulmen Castle was declared a listed building and became the property of the municipality of Ulmen. The castle is always freely accessible.

According to legend, Heinrich von Ulmen is said to have deposited a bag of earth from Christ's grave at the St. Anthony's Cross in the 17th century.

Ulmen Castle Ruins: The few walls of the once stately Ulmen Castle tower over the steep bank of the Ulmen Maar. Only parts of the upper castle have been preserved for posterity.

伝説によると、騎士のRhilipp Haust(en) von Ulmenとその妻が十字架を建てたとされています。騎士は十字軍で捕虜になりました。そこで、伝説によると、手足の指を切り落とされたにもかかわらず、鋤を引かなければなりませんでした。城にいた妻は、その知らせを聞くと、愛する人を解放するために出発しました。ハープの演奏によって彼女はそれを成し遂げました。そして感謝の印として、二人は幸せな帰還の際にアントニウス十字架を建てました。(出典: Sagen und Legenden der Eifel / gesammelt und bearbeitet von Hans-Peter Pracht, 1983)。歴史的に見ると、この伝説は1508年頃に生まれました。

A rare, well-maintained circuit - wonderfully relaxing and easy to enjoy, including the lively gastronomy in Ulmen.

After what feels like an endless descent, here is the entrance to more "nature" and "idyll"...