Rietburg Castle
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The Rietburg is a ruined castle
on the outskirts of the Palatinate Forest above the village of Rhodt
in the Südliche Weinstrasse district in Rhineland-Palatinate
, Germany
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The remains of this castle are located on the side of the 550m high Blättersberg.
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
on the outskirts of the Palatinate Forest above the village of Rhodt
Rhodt unter Rietburg
Rhodt unter Rietburg is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
in the Südliche Weinstrasse district in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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The remains of this castle are located on the side of the 550m high Blättersberg.