Burg Gutenfels situated on a rocky ridge above the pretty little down on kaub
it was built in 1220 it was to use with Pfalzgrafenstein in the middle of the Rhine
in the fortified town of Kaub to provide impenetrable toll zone for the Holy Roman
Emperor until Prussia purchased the area and ended at the toll in 1867 in 1252 the German King
William Holland laid siege to the castle its owners being supporters of anti-king Conrad IV
this castle primarily owned by the Falkenstein family since 1257 is one of the
most important examples of the whole sulfon military and house construction style at the
right since 1277 it has been a castle of the electorate of palatinate it was in the
Kings Hall that count Adolf of Nassau who later became he accepted his election king ludwig the
Bavarian favored the castle in several times held court there in the Bavarian Palatinate war
up succession of 1503 to1507 Landgrave William of Hesse beseige the town and castle for 39 days
but had to withdraw without result after that unsuccessful siege the castle was rebuilt in 1508
and was renamed gutenfels which means solid rock now let's see the timeline of the castle
in 1631 the Swedish allies of Hesse under General von Upden surprised gutenfels which surrender in
1632 in 1635 it was occupied by the imperial Hesse and Darmstadt troops ten years later they were
dislodged by the French in 1647 the castle yielded two general Mortagni after one day's bombardment
In 1793 the castle surrendered to the French between 1805 to 1813 the castle contents were put up for
sale such as the woodwork and the masonry in 1833 the archivist friedrich habel acquired the ruins
and rescued it from further destruction
In 1888 it came into the possession of architect Gustav Walter of Koln
who renovated it from 1889 to 1890 to between 1952 to 54 it was adapted as a rest home and
for a short time after serve as a youth meeting place until 2006 was hotel and as of today it is a
private residence with no visiting types but like us you can follow the trail along the vineyards
outside the castle itself with the magnificent view of the town and the Rhine so that's it for
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