Rheinfels Castle


Rheinfels Castle Rheinfels Castle
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description Burg Rheinfels, Rheinland-Pfalz
Front Description Rheinfels Castle (German: Burg Rheinfels) is a castle ruin located above the left (west) bank of the Rhine in Sankt Goar, Germany. It was started in 1245 by Count Diether V of Katzenelnbogen. After expansions, it was the largest fortress in the Middle Rhein Valley between Koblenz and Mainz. It was slighted by French Revolutionary Army troops in 1797. It is the largest castle overlooking the Rhine, and historically covered five times its current area.
Height 90.00 mm
Width 140.00 mm
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