European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 7 tales haunt card Liebes to correspondent by it Bimi Back he of today Castle abounds in legend and pc e n 1 c the undulating Hills and patches of forests blend together Well in support of the Many legends of the Many a German Young Ster still goes to bed at night with tales of the Rodenstein circulating or of the evil sprites ised to inhabit the Forest which natives that Hitler of i in came the Oderwald Village of and they the nazi in the acting role of an incense castles from chose route drove ii tors to and the Road to furl out the Road with the leading to the first two Schlose Linden Fels and near in the Odenwald is roads in excellent Condi it the route youll find s which the tourist postcards i of the is a town favored by Vaca Joss is accessible by car tip to supplying a Fine uie 9th Century Castle regains of a to the battlement pre sweep of the Oden Stais Jlko St Bletl can see there is Woodlands endless subjects for Osiier German the French from und Euf 7whicii led do Reilly a Rineai at in at Slars Ord slopes iry Ihk to tie Road to a dirt is one of the right hand streets leading into the town built in the 13th Reichenberg was the ancestral Home of the counts of most cables throughout the at one time or be longed or owed their allegiance to this the dining room of the inn once housed the Royal but today its a cozy room with High wooden brightened by pictures of the Castle As it once remains of two Walls surround Castle the first from the 13th and the second from the 16th after the invention of gun built in High arched windows of an old gothic and the remains of an outdoor Kitchen offer Good picture Wail of ghost As to were on a Survey and the map indicated Schloss Rodenstein was nearby we tracked it the Way was Over a badly pitted Road through comparatively unimpressive the ruins of the Castle the inn nearby Ere so isolated that ii looked just the place a ghost would pick provided he wanted to remain undisturbed when the wind howls through the forests at Oden say it is the of the ghost of Back at Reichelsheim we continued on route which leads to Michel Stadt and for 20 Kilometres the tree shaded Road gently climbs and providing a wonderful View of the wooded at just before crossing the Bridge to stands Schloss it was built in and in the 16th Century enlarged by the count of the castles spacious courtyard provided a Welcome to others it seemed More in keeping with the to in Antic Conception of where the courtyard was the Center of Castle life and unfortunately for our the Interior of the Castle was being repaired and it was impossible to gain descendants of the Erbach family live on the Castle As you drive past the Castle in route to Michel Stadt you evidence of the huge Moat that once surrounded youll want to Stop a few minutes in the Little town of the ancient with its Dock offers picture and red at Erbach is the main residence of the count of built like a Palace with Pale yellow and red its located on one Side of a huge the count of Erbach still lives in Hie admission to Castle us one no Interior pictures Are permitted unless the count first Grants huge room a magnificent display of medieval Armor and particularly interesting were devices dreamed up by knights to in sure the faithfulness of their other rooms throughout the Castle were almost As equally youve had enough touring for today and want to Call it theres the route through on to Hirschhorn and along the Neckar River to Heidel but if you Are still game there Are More castles to be for the More interesting we took route n45 North to Sandbach and Neu Stadt to Burg the Road up to Treuberg is a rough Stony and though the Castle is huge and fairly Well pre the Wear and tear on the car is not Worth there Are walking paths which take about 30 an inn is nearby the Treuberg was built about 1150 As a fort to exact tolls from merchants using the Road other castles in the area Are near the Village of and Lich reached by Way of Rei Heini and Gross neither Castle offered anything exceptional either in personal attraction or As Vantage Points for a Scenic Castle with its attendant tops a Bill 900 feet above sea Schloss Rodenstein ruins left turn Odenwald winds into the Wail of the ghost of Castle Erbach right has a Marci Wicent Armor and weapons the of photographed Michel Stadt Hall with jts clock and will interest Castle two Stone tables right Are Burg remains of an outdoor Kitchen below Areat