integration and contrast between old and modern - "Burg Rheinfels" - Germany

= ruins of the castle-fortress, with a hotel attached .

= ruines du château, avec un hôtel ci-joint.

 

In St. Goar am Rhein, Germany.

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_The counts of Katzenelnbogen founded Rheinfels Castle around 1245. The castle was used as the count’s residence and was one of the most significant centres of courtly life of the region. In 1479 the castle came to the landgraves of Hessen who expanded Rheinfels to a fortress. As the only military complex arrangement on the left bank of the Rhine river it withstood the troops of Louis XIV in 1692.

 

Then in 1794 Rheinfels fell - indeed, without a fight - to the French revolutionary army, that blew it up. The remains served later as a stone quarry for the reconstruction of Ehrenbreitstein, before Prince Wilhelm of Prussia acquired the medieval part of the ruin in 1834.

 

Since 1925 Rheinfels Fortress is a property of the city of St. Goar and managed by the "Hanseorden". Visitors can rummage through the gigantic area of the fortress, learn about the history in the museum and enjoy the marvellous panorama of the Rhine Valley. One should on no account miss a walk through the gigantic vault cellar and the labyrinth of the subterranean mine galleries and casemates.

 

Then an extensive stop is recommended in the castle hotel, which is known for its excellent kitchen.

 

(www.loreley-info.com/eng/rhein-rhine/castles/rheinfels.php)

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UNESCO World Heritage:

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- The 65km-stretch of the Middle Rhine Valley, with its castles, historic towns and vineyards, graphically illustrates the long history of human involvement with a dramatic and varied natural landscape. It is intimately associated with history and legend and for centuries has exercised a powerful influence on writers, artists and composers.

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Valle del curso medio del Alto Rin:

-Este paisaje cultural de castillos, ciudades históricas y viñedos, que se extiende a lo largo de 65 kilómetros del curso del Rin, es una viva ilustración de la presencia y el protagonismo del ser humano en un paisaje natural espectacular de rica diversidad. La historia y la leyenda están íntimamente vinculadas a este valle, que desde muchos siglos atrás viene siendo una poderosa fuente de inspiración para escritores, artistas y compositores.

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Source: UNESCO/BPI

States of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) and Hesse (Hessen)

N50 10 25 E7 41 39

Date of Inscription: 2002

Criteria: (ii)(iv)(v)

Property : 27,250 ha

Buffer zone: 34,680 ha

Ref: 1066

 

 

 

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