Strüth周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

And in case anyone should get the idea... swimming is forbidden here.

The view from the "Rheinsteig" to the "Pfalzgrafenstein" is beautiful and the castle also looks very good from near Kaub.

Definitely the most famous castle on the Rhine. The ferry crossing is definitely worth it

Magnificent viewing pavilion over the Rhine

The Palatinate near Kaub, sometimes incorrectly called the Rhine Palatinate or Pfalzburg, is actually called Pfalzgrafenstein. The island castle on the Weisenau cliff could serve much better as a toll tower in the middle of the river, since Gutenfels Castle was far too far from the shore. Ludwig the Bavarian (1314-1347), the Count Palatine near the Rhine and later German-Roman Emperor, had a toll tower built in a surprising action between August 1326 and July 1327. At the same time, the customs office in Kaub, where the duty was collected, was to be secured. In contrast to most other castles and palaces on the Rhine, the Pfalzgrafenstein was built exclusively for economic reasons: it always served as a base for customs collection. Lying on an island in the middle of the Rhine, this function is also evident from the location. Anger even reached the Pope when the wine boatmen of the monasteries and prelates had to pay duty to the Count Palatine. Today it is hard to imagine that the ships between Mainz and Cologne had to stop at twelve customs posts. The medieval customs castle rises up from the middle of the Rhine like a stone ship and provided a good source of income for various feudal lords for several centuries. However, Pfalzgrafenstein was not the actual customs station, as ships could not dock there. The task of his crew was to spot the ships and to ask them to stop with a trumpeter

Small idyllic lake where there is always smoked trout on May 1st

A nice place to stay up here

In order to secure customs revenue, the Rhenish Count Palatine Ludwig II first built the pentagonal tower on the island in 1327 (construction may have started as early as 1326). From 1339 to 1342, the twelve meter high and up to 2.60 meter thick ring wall with a covered battlement was added. In addition, the castle has a dungeon, the floor of which was raised as a raft when the water was high. In the second half of the 15th century, the tower was probably increased with a half-timbered building, corner towers and saddle roof to protect the customs revenue. Due to permanent damage from ice drift, a massive spire was added to the building on the upstream side in 1606/1607 and reinforced with iron brackets; this gives the castle the impression of a battleship floating on the Rhine. The conversion was used to build a gun platform on this tip, which corresponded to the weapon technology of the time. A second one was built under the upper parapet walkway, which is equipped with loopholes for handguns. In 1658, bay windows were added to flank the walls. The castle got its current appearance when the baroque tower helmet was put on in 1714. The tower thus reached a height of 36 meters