Burg Eltz

Burg Eltz is a medieval castle nestled in the hills above the Moselle River between Koblenz and Trier, Germany. It is still owned by a branch of the same family that lived there in the 12th century, 33 generations ago. The Rübenach and Rodendorf families' homes in the castle are open to the public, while the Kempenich branch of the family lives in the other third of the castle. The tour includes the castle treasury (separate entrance fee). Burg Eltz can be reached by car or by a one to two hour hike from the Moselkern train station through a forest. Download high resolution version (554x800, 99 KB) Burg Eltz, photographed by de:Benutzer:Stefan Kühn on July 11, 2003. ... Download high resolution version (554x800, 99 KB) Burg Eltz, photographed by de:Benutzer:Stefan Kühn on July 11, 2003. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... Pierrefonds Castle, France Castle has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its exact meaning. ... The Moselle (French Moselle, German Mosel, Luxembourgish Musel, Dutch Moezel, from Latin Mosella, little Meuse) is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany, joining the Rhine river at Koblenz. ... Map of the Koblenz region Koblenz (also Coblenz in pre-1926 German spellings; French Coblence) is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck (German Corner) and its monument ( Emperor William I on horseback) are situated. ... Trier (French: ; Luxembourgish Tréier) is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle River. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... The term treasury was first used in classical times to describe the votive buildings erected to house gifts to the gods, such as the Siphnian Treasury in Delphi or the many buildings put up in Olympia, Greece by competing city-states, to impress each other during the Ancient Olympic Games. ...

The castle is surrounded on three sides by the Elzbach River, a tributary on the north side of the Moselle. It was situated along an important Roman trade route between the rich farm lands and their markets. Timber framed houses along the Elzbach in Monreal For other uses of Elz see Elz. ... Look up tributary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

See also

• Eltz family

Eltz is the name of a noted German noble family. ...

External links

• Burg Eltz official site

Coordinates: 50.2049° N 7.3367° E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...