shaped like a boat burg pfalzgrafenstein possesses a picturesque charm its position.
on the river and it's carefully planned design make the well-preserved castle even
more unique so we're gonna use the ferry to cross to the castle it cost usually 4
euros but if you buy the tour price to the tour of the castle and the one of the museum
for blucher it cost 9.50 euro also the castle can only be accessed through a ferry trip
in 1326 the stall castle was built because of the
dispute over the Rhine toll between the Pope and King Ludwig of Bavaria
King Ludwig made some enemies by racing the toll in kaub the king ordered that the tower
be built on the rocky island of falkenau in the middle of the Rhine a construction that
will enable him to control the waterway on the right side of the river between approximately 1338
to 1342 a defensive wall was built around the tower the toll collecting castle worked in concert with a gutenfels castle and the fortified town of kaub due to a dangerous
shallow waters on the river's left every vessel would have used the fairway nearer to the right
bank thus floating downstream between the pfalzgrafenstein on a vessel's left and kaub
and gutenfels on its right a chain across the river drawn between the pfalzgrafenstein
and gutenfels for ships to submit and uncooperative traders could be kept in the
dungeon until a ransom was delivered as a result of modernisations and renovations in the 17th and
18th century a long hexagonal defensive walls now encloses the pentagonal tower unlike the
vast majority of the rhine castles the pfalz was never conquered or destroyed withstanding
not only wars but also the natural onslaught of ice and floods by the river massive measures of
water engineering in the 19th century includes the straightening of the river for better use
as an international waterway clearing it from the shallow waters relocated the fairway from
the rivers right to its left in the winter of 1813 to 14 the castle moved into the focus of
European history here the Prussian field marshals blücher succeeded in crossing the
Rhine with his army the Battle of Waterloo became the ultimate victory over Napoleon through his
intervention the castle was acquired by Prussia in 1866 and toll collection ceased a year later
it continued to be used as a signal station for the river boat traffic for about another century
in 1946 the castle became the property of the state of rhineland-pfalz in 1970 the Baroque
color scheme of red and white was restored and eventually the castle was turned into a museum
now the old tower this is the site of one of Burg pfalzgrafenstein's most enduring legends
count Conrad was a great friend of the Emperor Barbarossa an equally disdainful of the Emperor's
rival Castle Duke Henry the light of Brunswick County Conrad had great hopes for his only child
and daughter to make a beneficial marriage since her husband will become the actual heir to his own
fortune unfortunately for the count his daughter Agnes was far more interested in love than its
titles even worse she was in love with the son of Duke Henry the enemy of her father and the
Emperor the count's wife sided with her lovelorn daughter and so Conrad had both of them locked
away in the Tower of pfalzgrafenstein far from Henry's advances however the younger Henry was a
determined lover and found a ferryman to take him to the island where he was reunited with
Agnes Agnes was overjoyed to see Henry and fell into his arms with the blessing of her mother a
few nights later a ferryman transported a priest to the island and young Henry and Agnes were married
nine moons later the count's wife requested her husband to visit the island the count assumed
that the women's were finally ready to concede and return home the count was in shock when he
learned young Henry became his son-in-law without his knowledge Agnes explained he only not gained a
son-in-law but also a grandchild. Count Conrad expected the worse when he told Barbarossa the
news however the Emperor was delighted at Agnes and Henry had brought the warring families
together and became the Godfather to the child today you can still visit the old tower where
you can see the room where the child's cradle once stood now let us take a tour around the castle
Castle gate, it leads to the elevated courtyard and the only access to the castle. Curtain wall,
surrounds the main tower and courtyard Fireplace, use as heat by soldiers on duty on the battlements
Main tower, constructed in 1327 it is a bell tower and oldest part of the castle the
octagonal tower cap was added in the 17th century Bastion, constructed in 1607 the wade shape and
solid walls protects the castle against artillery and ice Well, a possibility that the well system
existed when the castle was founded in the 14th century. Corner tower, only one remaining of the
six original corner towers it has the spiral staircase which is the only link between the
courtyard and battlements for easier defense if the castle is overrun by invaders. Powder magazine,
with its strong vault it is where the weapons and ammunitions are stored Oriel windows for
as you can see this is the powder magazine room, which is turned into a museum
Oriel Windows, 4 windows added in 1658 they made it possible to fight the attackers from a protected position
Privy, this location is suited because the Rhine flows directly below this wall
Commandant's residence, mistakenly believe as the princesses' building with three rooms its living room is
directly above the castle gate. Dungeon, still uncertain of this two-story deep is the dungeon
it is verified that there is one in the cellar at the main tower at the end of the 18th century
Chain winch, used to lower portcullis on to chained towers in front of the castle gate
Gun emplacement, ships could be fired upon from this side below the north embrasures
is a lion holding the coat of arms of the electoral Palatinate. Oven, installed on the
second floor the main tower in the 17 to 18th century bread was baked for the troops here
hey guys so were reached the top of the tower this is the very end of our tour and you can see the town
and the surrounding river and villages around and as you can see there's a pole right there
there's two poles facing east and west they signify if the ships are good to go or not
so guys this wraps up our tour of the burg Pfalzgrafenstein but since I can't pronounce it here you go
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