European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Stripes Page 7 Castle while not listed on tourist maps As an has a Fine collection of ancient firearms dating Back five note the old roman Tower at left ancient arms attract Nerenstein visitors by George Learned staff correspondent photos by Kurt Meier jabs of lightning Slabbed at the nearby bolts of Thunder echoed through the Countryside and the wind and rain beat against the gun slits that now Are narrow windows in the Tower of Castle Goetzen and with each clap of an old Ger Man Shepherd dog took More than playful nips at this reporters that was our introduction to the Castle at Small town North of Schwabi Schwall in the relatives of goes von Berlic Hingen could claim two firsts their famed in medical science and the in Castle but Goetz connection with american football is slightly less As the peasant wars Drew to a close in failure Goetz was trapped at nearby Castle mock Muhl by Kaiser Maximilian and taken Pris Goetz called the capture a mouse trap trick and thus was born a phrase later to be used by sports writers in describing the play to trick and Block out Over enthusiastic football Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote his Goetz von after life of but took certain liberties with the pageant is Ripe being presented at Goelz Enburg with Hermann of the Hamburg state leading tonight and tomorrow the final the festival has been playing to sellout it May be possible that tickets Are available to those who to see the production in the courtyard of the Castle f x our the owner that Fother in american football jog was they c Goetz was born Here in 1481 and after f years As a robber Baron led the in their War against the nobility via in this War he lost his right Arm ordered what probably became one the first artificial hands in the re bearded Knight continued his wars with the mechanical Arm and became known Over Southern Germany As Goetz the Iron the hand is on display in the for of the Hranj today society for a organization religious retreats at 1he their program carried on under the spiritual this is Only a Small part of the 400 muskets and rifles from the 14th to 17th Cen Turies on display at Castle principle of the both speak English and will be Happy to show you portion of the Castle and museum open to the they will also be Happy to explain their program of East of jags Hausen is another Goetz is if you have the a Quick trip to the ruins is in the same although you wont find it on tourist maps of castles to is the ancient Castle one of finest collections of old firearms in More than 400 pistols and guns Are along with steel and other the guide you the history of if Given the he claims they will All fire As they did in the 15th and 16th the guide offered to prove his ability in English by conjugating the verb it went like this have you keys i have he has she has you a cig Aret while in the firearms room of the museum dont forget to ask the guide if the War drum is in Good he will play a Quick drum Solo that would make Gene Krupa in the Castle tour takes about an and your drum playing guide will see that you dont miss a upstairs is the Kaiser Maximilian slept in a Golden Deer hand carved in in and a Hunting room where some former has most of Hisni Legame conquests the old Kitchen been left As it was in the 15th and while dinner for 100people could be cooked it might be difficult to whip up a snack for our last Castle to visit today is com just a few Miles South of it is actually nothing More than Wall and Gates an ancient roman the Castle dates from when it was built As a Benedictine monastery on the site of another dating from the previous historians consider the Castle a Fine example of medieval dogs guard Liebenstein the romanesque baptistry and towers Date Back to the monastery among the Art treasures to be seen Are the Large wheel chandelier and the altar you can drive into the by taking Kathrinen Strasse near the Bahn Hof and Folio it across the River and up a Small Hill where if you Are starting from to Days Lour can Best be made by the autobahn North to Heil Rorm on the Way Are two off the Auto Bahn at on is Beilstein Tower built the romans in 282 still s t and i in the Castle is closed to tourists from july 20 to the Harvest is under but the Castle dominates the of the same on the West the dating from the Cen merely a Community farm visits Are not allowed raid three Large dogs enforce the after leaving the4 autobahn near Heil turn a quiet Cornero the courtyard in Castle where the Iron hand below of Goetz of Berli Chitren Ison where Castle ruins top the Large after passing on the Way to the top Grade offers a sweeping View for after turn Back to same Road on which and a Kilometres West youll find turnoff but turning again you to Castle Nerenstein in Center of town of the same for the trip to turn then North towards while the roads Arent they Are Pas Sable for a Large one n of e of try n19 North out of Schwabi Schwall to get to under repair and the Detour is worse than trying to drive through an open a Church Castle near Schwabish Halh treas cures Here include a
