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Burg Eltz

Burg Eltz. Burg Eltz. Location: Wierschem, Germany Has a plethora of styles such as romanesque and baroque because it was built by many families over time Has been in same family for 33 generations. Treasure Vault. There is a treasure vault located in the cellar of the Rubenach house.

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Burg Eltz

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  1. Burg Eltz

  2. Burg Eltz • Location: Wierschem, Germany • Has a plethora of styles such as romanesque and baroque because it was built by many families over time • Has been in same family for 33 generations

  3. Treasure Vault • There is a treasure vault located in the cellar of the Rubenach house. • The vault contains gold and silver drinking vessels, art work, and porcelin from Vienna. • The vault is open to the public

  4. History • Built during the 12th century on the Mosel River. • 1157: the castle is completed and Rudolf zu Eltz began living in the castle • 1268: brothers Elias, Whilhelm, and Theoderich zu Eltz split the property of the castle. Burg Eltz becomes a Ganerbenburg. • 1331-1336: the castle was involved in the only feud in its history, the Eltz fued • 1472: the Rubenach house was built with its timber-framed towers resting on two basalt columns over the entrace porch and the late-Gothic chapel

  5. History • 1490-1540: the Rodendorf house was built. Its façade contains a vaulted portico on three pillars • 1604-1661: the Kempenich houses were construced. Their main entrace is protected by a porch with a bay room on top built on two octagonal basalt pillars joined by Romanic arches. They also added timber framework to the inner courtyard and the well which supplied the entire castle with water. This construction finalized the building on the castle. At this time about 100 families resided in the castle.

  6. History • 1665-1743: Eltz family is at their peak of influence on Germany • 1688-1689: the Palatinate wars destroyed many of the Rhine castles, but thanks to Hans Anton zu Eltz-Uttigngen Burg Eltz was protected. • 1733: the Eltz family is raised to the position of Counts of the Empire • 1794-1815: the Eltz family loses power as France occupies Germany and the Eltz-Rodendorf line dies out. Their property is taken by the Eltz-Kempenich line.

  7. History • 1845-1888: Graf Karl zu Eltz began to restore the family castle. However, no major building changes took place. • Present day: the Eltz castle is owned by Dr. Karl Graf von und zu Eltz. He represents the 33rd generation of the House of Eltz.

  8. There are three families who share the castle. The Rubenach and the Rodendorf sections of the castle are open to the public The Kempenich family still uses their section of the castle The Eltz Family

  9. Built on a 70 m rock Surrounded by the Eltz river on three sides The Eltz river is a tributary of the Mosel river The closest town is Wierschem Landscape

  10. “Eltz castle is simply what a castle should be. Its solitude and the beauty of its situation stimulate the imagination.” • - Georg Dehio

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