Our second and last castle from our latest foray into Germany is Fürstenberg, close to the Rhine river. Actually that’s also a reason for building the castle. The Archbishop of Cologne could protect his interests in the region and levy customs duties on ships on the river. It would soon pass into the hands of the counts of the Palatinate however. During their ownership the castle gets sieged a few times, eventually getting destroyed in the Nine Years’ War by French troops. One of the big selling points of this castle is its plaster and paint. It is fairly unique that a castle still has original medieval plaster showing. What do you think?
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Sources:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_F%C3%BCrstenberg_(Rheindiebach)
www.rheinburgenweg.com/nl/a-ruine-fuerstenberg
great-castles.com/furstenberggallery.html
www.burgenreich.de/burgruine%20fuerstenberg%20info.htm
www.burgenwelt.org/deutschland/fuerstenberg/object.php
www.alleburgen.de/bd.php?id=25530
whc.unesco.org/en/list/1066
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