European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                6 stars and stripes i Tom Sawyer would exploring the ruins of 13th Century Hardenburg Castle with its innumerable staircases and dark lion hearted Richard was Castle prisoner by Bernard Liebes staff correspondent photographs by Morrissey Here Richard the lion hearted was held prisoner in a Castle on his return from the crusades is on today also the mighty Castle of Bew Artstein which is being reconstructed As it was during its most exciting Days and the Cathedral of burial place for the Kings of the old German the route took us through some of the least publicized of Germany Many Scenic resorts and yet one of the most attractive in scenery and charming Vil which lies on the West Bank of the Rhine South of Ludwigshafen and stretches Southwest to the alsatian combines the Charm of the wine scenery reminiscent of the Blue Ridge rugged whose chief Industry is we1 elected Mannheim As our starting Point though the Region is readily accessible from Heidelberg or from Karls Ruhe via route route 37 from ludwigs Jinfen to bad Durkheim took us right to the Periphery of the Pfalz Erwald and the site of today first two signs in the Center of bad Durkheim Point the Way to the Lith Century Castle of which served both As a w if so for i the Ysselstein Rock is used by Mountain climbers for training purposes before tackling More strenuous Alpine Castle and a pleasant inn awaits the the Castle belonged to an ancestor of Kaiser Konrad who abandoned it in a fit of despair when his son plunged from a Castle Tower to his death on the rocks to console his the lord donated the Chapel to the which later converted it into an Abbey for the Benedictine Hardenburg West of bad Durkheim on route 37 stands 13th Century Hardenburg the largest of All ruins in the Pfalzer reached by a six minute this Castle proved one of the most interesting of the Hardenburg was the ancestral Home of the counts of one of the oldest nobility lines in the Castle was fortified into one of the strongest of the medieval Walls of one defense Tower Are 21 Leet and the castles outer Walls 15 feet in 1692 the same French troops that destroyed Schluss Heidelberg stormed Hardenburg arid razed what remained was again destroyed by the French in reducing the Castle to its present the stars and stripes Castle team scrambled among the ruins More than 45 finding innumerable staircases and Dun the castles huge until world War As an out door Amphitheater where annually plays of Goethe and Shakespeare were Between bad Durkheim and Neustadt we took route the wine from the area near Eidesheim is considered outstand ing among German wine Castle of King Richard at Neustadt we continued South to the Gateway to the Pfalzer Many castles Dot this but to visit them Means leaving the main included Are a wedding gift from the people of Region to King Ludwig i also Krops Burg Martin and ludwigs Bhe these Lack any outstanding attraction and Are difficult to from Landau along route 10 to Pir Masens we proceeded into the heart of the with a wonderful introduction at High above this Village perches the historic Castle of for 13 months the prison of Richard the Only a Kings Silver Marks in Cologne Richard is Freedom in the Auto Strasse to trifles Points the to its a Good Road that Back and Forth in a gradual an Odd Rock formation in route Worth More than a passing called the and typical of Many Rock formations throughout the the unusual Rock is used by Mountain climb ers in preparing for loftier but no less difficult atop the we were is a Book signed by All who reach the the trifles aut Strasse stops at the Bottom of the jutting Rock on which the Castle is and the remainder of the by an inn is ready to refresh any travellers take the wooded replaced Frame Castle trifles been rebuilt arid its huge red Sandstone rooms bespeak of ant life led by former trifles was built in Stone by German emperor Konrad although a wooden Castle had occupied the the View West from trifles overlooks the Haar i mountains to the Rhine Plain 1o the the Alsatia Pfalz ruins on two adjoining Hills Are Anvil shaped Castle Anemos German for Anvil and Castle with the tall admission to trifles is 50 As a Tim saving measure there is the direct Road to site of Castle when yen descend from the trifles for a longer and More picturesque route continue on route 10 from Annweiler to Castle Neuens Tion of ancient but Cut off to the left at the this takes Yout Hiff the Region called the and wonderful str apis castles along the Joe the ruins of alte and Neu Dah the lot Region reflects its proximity to b alsatian and there Gregra it blasted reminders that this country be bristled with Siegfried line defend Castle first mention h is being completely ing its medieval flavor and Charm re history of this Castle is one of i y and preserving Little office 2 Landry knights were noted the knights of the Castle once a motto to ride and Rob is no the Best of the country do trifles perched on a was once the prison Home of Richard the mural of knights below is on the Walls of in a feud with the Village i one of the castles rulers Inith is on the Lauter then the water strained against the dam Sec t leashed the flooding b of Weissenburg pictures in Heifa j Hall of the Castle depict the Scot knights Hall now serves As l Bew Artstein was Well fortified la with its numerous to Bis secret exits and linking the towers that protect one Long travels Yards to a Hill on which is Erera Sis defense and watch this enemies to the remainder of today to the logging town of Berg route 38 to if time Rei u visitor can proceed on the famous dome i the crypts where the emperor German Empire Are we clocked 160 for trip Back More was at Jagst Hause sch a Abisch i relatives of i i claim two v c other in Goetz was Laoj years As t peasants in in in thief ordered of first Armil re bearded enl with the Mec known Over with the Iron n