Reichenstein Castle (Trechtingshausen)

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Reichenstein Castle
Burg Reichenstein
Trechtingshausen
BurgReichensteinR-01.jpg
Coordinates50°0′18.5″N 7°51′12.6″E / 50.005139°N 7.853500°E / 50.005139; 7.853500
TypeMedieval castle
Site history
Built1100

Reichenstein Castle (German: Burg Reichenstein), also known as Falkenburg is a castle in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley. It stands on a mountain spur on the eastern slope of the Bingen Forest, above the Rhineland-Palatinate municipality of Trechtingshausen in the Mainz-Bingen district in Germany.

Sources and external links[]

  • http://www.caltim.com/reichenstein/#The%20History%20of%20Reichenstein
  • http://www.burg-reichenstein.com
  • http://www.regionalgeschichte.net/mittelrhein/trechtingshausen/kulturdenkmaeler/burg-reichenstein.html
  • Hedrich, Michael (21 May 2018). "Märchenhafte Ausflüge Entdecken Sie diese 19 Burgen und Schlösser an Rhein und Mosel". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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