Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

Rhineland-Palatinate · Germany

Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, Germany
Photo: Jörg Braukmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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A ship-shaped toll castle built on a rocky island in the middle of the Rhine near Kaub. Its white walls and red trim once forced passing vessels to pay tribute, and it remains one of the few Rhine strongholds never destroyed.

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