Castle Rheinfels Above Rhine River Germany Burg most Powerful Fortress Middle Whereas Third of Original Structure Survived Destruction During Centuries Scene Numerous Bloody Sieges Violent Changes Ownership few Years After Construction Started in it able Proof Invincible Towns Formed Alliance put end Graf Diether Katzenelnbogen Arbitrarily Increased Custom duty men foot Knights Supported Ships Attempted Capture They gave up year Weeks Making any Progress Napoleon took Possession Fight had Fortifications Blown Exception Remains Belongs town St. Goar Since Open Public Summer Season Valley Lorelei rock Mainz Rheinhessen Bingen Boppard Koblenz Coblence Moselle Bacharach Oberwesel Rudesheim Picture Stahleck Liebfrauenkirche Drosselgasse

<body> <div align="center"><center><table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="760"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFE4"><h1><em><font size="5"><strong>Castle Rheinfels above the Rhi</strong></font><small>ne river Germany</small></em><br> <small><small><small>Valley of the Lorelei rock between Mainz, Rheinhessen, Bingen, St. Goar, Boppard and Koblenz / Coblence on the Moselle river castle Rheinfels St. Goar Bacharach Oberwesel Rudesheim</small></small></small></h1> </td> </tr> </table> </center></div><div align="center"><center><table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="760"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFE4" width="140"><font size="2">Picture 1 <a href="index.html">Lorelei rock above the Rhine river</a><br> Picture 2 <a href="fr-index2.html">Bacharach with castle Stahleck</a><br> Picture 3 Castle Rheinfels above St. Goar<br> Picture 4 <a href="fr-index4.html">Liebfrauenkirche in Oberwesel</a><br> Picture 5 <a href="fr-index5.html">Rudesheim Drosselgasse</a><br> Picture 6 <a href="fr-index6.html">Gasthaus Stahl is a real gem of a place, in that wonderful, scenic location </a><br> Picture 7 <a href="fr-index7.html">The old brick arch wine cellar of the winery Stahl</a></font><p><a href="../../index.html"><font size="2">Bacharach Rhine Germany</font></a></p> <p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.hotel-germany-rhine.com">Welcome in Hotel<br> Gasthaus Stahl</a></font></p> <p><a href="http://www.hotel-germany-rhine.com/winery-stahl/index.html"><font size="2">Winery Stahl<br> Wine list, Wine cellar</font></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.hotel-germany-rhine.com/farm-stahl/index.html"><font size="2">Farm Stahl<br> Meat, sausage</font></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.hotel-germany-rhine.com/road-map-distances-parking/index.html"><font size="2">Road map, distances, parking, airport, railway, boat landing stages, </font></a></td> <td valign="top" align="left" width="590"><small><img border="0" src="rheinfels-600_01.jpg" hspace="1" vspace="1" alt="rheinfels-600_01.jpg" WIDTH="600" HEIGHT="391"></small><p><small>.</small><b>Burg Rheinfels</b> <br> <font size="2">The Rheinfels castle was the most powerful fortress along the Middle Rhine.<br> Whereas, about only one third of the original structure survived destruction.<br> During the centuries Burg Rheinfels was the scene of numerous bloody sieges and violent changes of ownership. Only a few years after construction started in 1245 it was able to proof it was invincible, when 27 towns formed an alliance to put an end to Graf Diether von Katzenelnbogen. <br> He arbitrarily increased the custom duty on the Rhine. 8000 men on foot and 1000 knights supported by 50 ships attempted to capture the castle. They gave up after one year and 14 weeks without making any progress.<br> Only Napoleon took possession of the castle without a fight in 1796. He had the fortifications and the castle blown up with the exception of a few remains. The castle belongs to the town of St. Goar since 1925.<br> Open to the public during the summer season. </font></p> <p><small>.</small></p> <p><font size="2"><a href="fr-index.html">Picture 1</a> | <a href="fr-index2.html">Picture 2</a> | Picture 3 | <a href="fr-index4.html">Picture 4</a> | <a href="fr-index5.html">Picture 5</a> | <a href="fr-index6.html">Picture 6</a> | <a href="fr-index7.html">Picture 7</a></font></td> </tr> </table> </center></div><font size="2"><div align="center"><center><table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="760"> <tr> <td> .<br> <font size="2">© 1999-2003 <a href="http://www.hotel-rhein-weinproben.com">www.hotel-rhein-weinproben.com</a> <a href="http://www.hotel-germany-rhine.com">www.hotel-germany-rhine.com</a> <a href="http://www.bacharach-germany.net">www.bacharach-germany.net</a> <a href="http://www.european-vacation.net">www.european-vacation.net</a> <br> Alle Rechte vorbehalten.  Alle Angaben ohne Gewähr. Änderungen vorbehalten.<br> Stand: Wednesday, 09. April 2003    URL dieser Seite: http://rhine-river-germany.european-vacation.net/pictures/rhine-river/fr-index3.html </font></td> </tr> </table> </center></div></font> </body>