Pfalzgrafenstein Castle - Wikipedia
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle (German: Burg Pfalzgrafenstein) is a toll castle situated on Falkenau island in the Rhine River, adjacent to Kaub, Germany. Also known as "the Pfalz", Pfalzgrafenstein Castle has never been destroyed since being established in 1326/27.
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, Kaub, Germany - SpottingHistory
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle is a toll castle known also as 'the Pfalz'. This former stronghold is famous for its picturesque and unique setting. The keep of this island castle, a pentagonal tower with its point upstream, was erected 1326 to 1327 by King Ludwig the Bavarian.
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle - en.badems-nassau.info
The castle also has a deep dungeon for those who did not want to pay a toll. The Pfalzgrafenstein became strategically important through the famous Prussian field marshal Blücher, because he crossed the Rhine with 60.000 soldiers, 20.000 horses and 200 guns at the turn of the year 1813/14 to follow Napoleon and his fleeing troops.
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle - Wikiwand
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle (German: Burg Pfalzgrafenstein) is a toll castle situated on Falkenau island in the Rhine River, adjacent to Kaub, Germany. Also known as "the Pfalz", Pfalzgrafenstein Castle has never been destroyed since being established in 1326/27.
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle: A unique castle on the Rhine - Delve Into …
2023年2月7日 · Pfalzgrafenstein Castle is located in the middle of the river Rhine, close to the town of Kaub on the right bank (east side) of the river. It is located between Oberwesel (2 km to the north) and Bacharach (3 km to the south) if you’re approaching from the left bank of the Rhine.
Pfalzgrafenstein, the Castle in the Middle of the Rhine River
2018年5月16日 · In the middle of the Rhein river stands a picturesque Pfalzgrafenstein Castle. Built by King Ludwig the Bavarian in 1326, its purpose was to collect the toll. The part of the river between Bacharach and Kaub was a dangerous passage for sailors over the past centuries. Those who wanted to pass the wild stream had to pass Pfalzgrafenstein Castle.
Pfalzgrafenstein Is The Eternally Afloat Anchor On The Rhine
Pfalzgrafenstein was a toll castle, which means it collected fares from anyone passing through the region onto the fortified city of Kaub, or towards the Burg Gutenfels castle. This ancient toll booth had its beginnings in 1326, when Ludwig the Bavarian erected the tower in a pentagon shape.
Pfalzgrafenstein - Rheinsteig
The castle Pfalzgrafenstein is enthroned in the shape of a "stony ship" in the middle of the Rhine before Kaub. Its location alone explains why Pfalzgrafenstein Castle was once part of one the most profitable toll posts on the Rhine.
Pfalzgrafstein | Rhine Valley, Germany - Lonely Planet
Across the river from the village of Kaub, the boat-shaped toll castle Pfalzgrafstein, built in 1326, perches on an island in the middle of the Rhine. A once-dangerous rapid here (since modified) forced boats to use the right-hand side of the river, where …
Pfalzgrafenstein: the castle in the middle of the Rhine
The fortress castle Pfalzgrafenstein, the "Pfalz im Rhein", is an extraordinary stronghold in the middle of the Rhine, across from the little town of Kaub. It has a six-cornered ring wall and covered battlements and is protected by a falling barred gate.