Wegelnburg

Name: Wegelnburg
Address: DE

Castle in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

The Wegelnburg is a ruined castle near Schönau in the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. Its location is at a height of 572m, making it the highest ruined castle in the Palatinate Forest. Wegelnburg was founded by the Hohenstaufens in the 12th or 13th century. It had to protect the border of the Hohenstaufens’ territory. The castle is named after a vassal of the emperor "B. de Woeglenburc" whose name appears for the first time in 1247. In 1272, the castle was destroyed because the castellan had committed a breach of the peace. The von Wegelnburg fa

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Type:: Castle
Where:: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Coordinates:: 49.06°N, 7.79°E

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