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At its end, Schwedenstraße meets the former eastern cross street, the street “An den Schanzen”. The current name is reminiscent of an earth bastion that was located here until 1734, the Rinken or Kemnaschanze (Kemnade), named after the residents of the house directly on the ski jump. The large earth wall with a wide city moat secured the southeast side of the city. Even during the 30 Years' War, the entrenchment was a strong defensive bulwark.

The castle was built in the 14th century by Electoral Mainz to protect the neighboring Steinbach monastery and the surrounding estates against the Electoral Palatinate. The process can be seen as a dispute between the archdiocese and the Palatinate as a result of the transfer of the Lorsch monastery to Electorate of Mainz in 1232. The construction on fiefdom of the Erbach taverns, which were fiefdoms of the Count Palatine, led to complications that were initially resolved by granting a castle fiefdom and later by pledging it to Erbach. The earliest mention of the castle comes from the year 1310. In 1317 Schenk Eberhard VI. von Erbach called Mainzer Burgmann. After the castle was initially given to Erbach as a Mainz fiefdom, the taverns acquired Fürstenau in 1355 and finally in 1454. Until then, a Mainz bailiff had still resided in the castle.

Festive atmosphere in Fürstenau.

The Fürstenauer Tor is decorated for Christmas.

The kiosk has wonderful coffee and cakes. A stop is worthwhile.

Today you don't see much of it anymore, but the castle complex stands in the middle of an old moor area. Sand was piled up in a fen, moats were built on the outside and everything was supported with walls. That is why Fürstenau Castle looks like a moated castle today. Today part of the palace houses the administration of the joint municipality of Fürstenau. You can still visit the site and, above all, look at the great park.

I don't really find it quiet because the traffic can be heard - fade out! Nevertheless, it is a beautiful landscape. We sat down on a large log with a cup of tea and enjoyed the view around us.

In the winter months or after a lot of rain, the circular route in the Holy Sea is quite muddy. A second pair of shoes is helpful for the way home by car.