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The castle was built in 1724. It was named after its later owner, the Austrian Major General Baron von Kupperwolf, who acquired it after 1758 and remained its lord until the end of the century. It was destroyed by troops of the French Revolution in 1794 and subsequently rebuilt. Further renovations took place around 1888. An information panel providing a historical overview has since been installed at the castle. Edesheim Castle is located diagonally opposite to the northeast. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Kupperwolf

Edesheim a village with two castles

Work: Fronte Beckers Preserved section: 250 m wide section of the entire complex, around the moat defense Current use: Municipal youth center, as well as the Municipal Music School and Music Academy Germersheim; also a venue for various cultural events such as concerts etc.; hiking lodge of the Palatinate Forest Association. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festung_Germersheim

Fronte Beckers This well-preserved part of the fortress, over 250 meters long, impressively illustrates the historical fortification system with its moat defense (horseshoe), the main rampart, the posterns and underground mine galleries. Today, the moat defense houses the municipal music school and the youth center. Source: https://www.germersheim-erleben.eu/Sehenswertes/

Carnot walls, such as the one in Germersheim, are named after the French fortification engineer Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festung_Germersheim

The Germersheim Fortress was built during the reign of King Ludwig I. The foundation stone was laid on October 18, 1834. The fortress was built mostly from red bricks.

"Come on, you German men and youths, [...], stream here" was the cry almost 200 years ago when citizens of Neustadt organized a festival at Hambach Castle in 1832 for a united German nation state and for freedom of the press and speech. This folk festival is still considered the cradle of democracy in Germany today. Hambach Castle, which can be seen far into the country, is the destination of our hike. We start from Maikammer. The area around the German Wine Route lives from winegrowing, from tourists, from its beautiful hilly landscape and the beautifully preserved and restored wine villages. Our path takes us along the Maikammer Art Trail, which was created in cooperation with the neighboring villages in 2021. Works of art such as an oversized hand and an oversized guardian line our path. We cross dark deciduous forests and vineyards, where we can already see the first grapes in spring.

Part of the old city fortifications