The majestic Ehrenfels Castle is located directly on the slope of the Niederwald forest. It was probably built in 1211 and has watched over the Rhine ever since. Although the …
According to legend, Saint Ursula of Cologne and her entourage of 11,000 virgins found shelter for the night while crossing the stream in Elsheim on the way back from her pilgrimage to Rome.
The Protestant castle church, formerly St. Wigbert's, is part of one of the best-preserved church fortifications in southern and western Germany. The Romanesque church tower from the early 12th century, …