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From Gutenfels Castle, the view opens up into the Blüchertal valley; on the slopes we see Peter's Riesling and the new PIWI wine Hibernal.

Impressive former customs castle, which stands on an island in front of Kaub. Visible from far away from the Rheinsteig.

「ラインシュタイク」の素晴らしい区間。ライン川、ブドウ畑、村々などの素晴らしい景色がたくさん楽しめます。 ただし、ロールヒから「ノルリッヒ城跡」への登りには注意が必要です。ここでは、岩場の多い急な坂道をしばらく登ります。登り（またはカウプからのルートを歩く場合は下り）は、一部ワイヤーロープや鉄製の階段で確保されていますが、雨の日ではなく、晴れた日にのみ歩くことをお勧めします。

There is a hotel - a popular wedding location

Gutenfels Castle is a spur castle on a rocky spur 200 m above sea level, 110 meters above the town of Kaub in the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley in Rhineland-Palatinate. It is a rare, well-preserved example of Staufian castle construction. Gutenfels Castle was built as Kaub Castle (Cube) from 1220, perhaps on behalf of the empire. It was besieged unsuccessfully by William of Holland as early as 1252. In 1277, the Lords of Falkenstein transferred the castle and town of Kaub to the Count Palatine as a fief. By 1289, they had sold their properties in and around Kaub, including the castle, to Count Palatine Ludwig. In the 14th century, the ring wall was built and the attack side was provided with a kennel. At the same time, the plateau of the western outer bailey was built. After Landgrave Wilhelm of Hesse unsuccessfully besieged the castle for 39 days in 1504, Elector Ludwig the Peaceful of the Palatinate renamed it Gutenfels. He had it restored and expanded in 1508 (southern Zwinger). There are speculations that the Weisel rampart is linked to this siege. The rondel with a cellar in the west dates from the time of the Thirty Years' War. During this time the castle was conquered several times, most recently in 1647 by Hesse-Kassel troops. Handed over to the French without a fight in 1793, it was quartered by an invalid garrison until 1804. In 1806 it passed to the Duchy of Nassau and was auctioned off for demolition in 1807. After Friedrich Gustav Habel bought the ruins in 1833 and saved them from further decay, they were rebuilt in the course of the castle renaissance in the years 1889-1892 according to plans by the Cologne architect Gustav Walter, who had bought them from Habel in 1888, whereby the original building structure and the ruin character were largely preserved. In 1909 it was owned by Duke Heinrich Borwin of Mecklenburg, from 1911 by the industrialist and privateer Josef Massenez, from 1935 by the manufacturer Georg Edel of Schüttorf, from 1952 by the former mining councilor Werner Dubusque, who had them renovated, and from 1959 by the Rei-Werke Boppard. On December 31, 2006, the castle became private property and was extensively renovated. Source: Wikipedia

Everything worth knowing about the castle can be found on the information board

A truly impressive castle. It would be great to spend the night there.

Katz Castle and Maus Castle are closely connected. At Katz Castle, the smaller castle was called Maus.