Kaub (Rhein-Lahn-Kreis)
King Lewis the Bavarian
erected Pfalzgrafenstein Castle from 1326/27 as a customs toll castle on a rock in the
Rhine.
The oldest part of the structure is the pentagonal
tower in the castle courtyard with its apex facing upstream.
The 12 metre high hexagonal ring wall with its
defensive passageway and corner turrets was constructed a few years later.
The second defensive passage, the gun bastion facing upstream and the
elegant tower cap are reconstruction’s from the 17th and 18th centuries. In the late
Middle Ages, Pfalzgrafenstein, together with Gutenfels Castle and the fortified town of
Kaub, formed a powerful military barrier in the Rhine valley; nowadays it is part of a
landscape of particular beauty.
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Staatskanzlei • Postfach 38 80 • 55028 Mainz
• Germany
Tel: 011-49-6131 16-4723 • Fax: 011-49-6131 16-4777
Information and Brochures on the this
region
of the Rhine are available at:
The Tourist Information Office
Rheinkai 21,6530
55411 Bingen 1
Deutschland
Telefon: 011-49 6721 / 1 42 69, 184-205
Telefax: 011-49 6721 / 1 62 75
The Tourist Information Office
Rheinkai 21,6530
55411 Bingen 1
Deutschland
Telefon: 011-49 6721 / 1 42 69, 184-205
Telefax: 011-49 6721 / 1 62 75
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pertaining
to this city to the address above.
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