Type Medieval castle | Year built 1220 | |
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Address Schlossweg 26, 56349 Kaub, Germany Similar Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, Stahleck Castle, Sooneck Castle, Ehrenfels Castle, Maus Castle | ||
032 sconburg castle at oberwesel and above it is gutenfels castle overlooking kaub
Gutenfels Castle (German: Burg Gutenfels), also known as Caub Castle, is a castle 110m above the town of Kaub in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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History
Gutenfels Castle was built in 1220. It was used with the toll castle, Pfalzgrafenstein Castle in the middle of the Rhein and the fortified town of Kaub on the farthest side to provide an impenetrable anti-toll zone for the Holy Roman Emperor until Prussia purchased the area (1866) and ended this toll in 1867.
The castle is in part of the Rhine Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site added in 2002.
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