4/10/2023 0 Comments Marksburg castle gift shop![]() This attack ruined most of the roofs, and part of the keep, but as repaired in the 60’s. The only damage was in 1945 when the American Military shelled it from across the Rhine. This castle was originally built sometime around 1135 by a member of the house of Eppstein (we visited the ruins of Eppstein castle a couple months ago). This is the only hill top castle along the Rhine that escaped ruin, and was never “improved” and made modern by it’s inhabitants, so it is still very much a Medieval Castle today. ![]() As we approached the castle, I had to pull over to get a picture because it was just too awesome sitting above the village. This castle is neat because of it’s amazing location at the top of the hill in the valley. ![]() Marksburg is another castle along the Rhine River near Braubach in Germany.
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