Castles, Fortresses and Palaces
The most outstanding castles are the Marksburg as the only undamaged hilltop castle in the Middle Rhine Valley, the Burg Pfalzgrafenstein, on a rocky island in the middle of the Rhine, and Burg Rheinfels, which was developed into a fortress over time. The Stolzenfels Castle is a synonym for the Rhine romanticism like no other. It didn't just encourage the acceptation of the existing castles, it also encouraged their restoration and the building of even more castles. The Electoral Palace in Koblenz was the last residence of the Electors of Trier. It was demolished by the French revolutionary army. The most powerful fortress in Rhineland-Palatinate, the Fortress Koblenz, was built in the 19th Century by the Prussians. The Festung Ehrenbreitstein, once part of the fortification system, dominates the Rhine Valley to this day.
The following castles are found along the Middle Rhine, in downstream order:
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