European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stapes  Over faithless wife Page 7 by Norbert Ehrenfreund staff correspondent photos by Kurt Meier bavarian Knight came Home from a War one night about 300 years ago and found his wife in the arms of another turning away he vowed that he would seek out a Castle in the Woods where he could live As a Hermit for the rest of his he was through with the he deep in the bavarian outside of he found the place he Castle of rebuilt it to suit his there he alone and Seldom seeing his but mumbling phrases about the in from More than 400 feet above the you can see the meeting above of the inn and he in Pas Tencen Turvold Burghauser boasts the longest fortification Walls in Niederhaus in faithfulness of women whenever he Waldenburg is often used As a youth Hostel its rooms then Are full of the gaiety of its visitors on the it is still Gray and dark and the Aura of loneliness which made it the Choice of a jilted Knight still hangs the germans Here Call it the lantern in the we came upon it by taking the Road Northwest out of Passau towards titling and driving 15 Miles into the land of the three the other two Are the Engburg and the and All three Are on adjoining the built in the 13th Cen is now a rest Home and an excellent place to stay from the the read winds Down and up again to the highest of the this tiny Castle was built on a huge in the Middle and then rebuilt in i860 by the Bishop of we left the land of the three drove out of the bavarian Forest which Borders both Czechoslovakia and and headed Back into on the outskirts we went through the ruins of the two Castle fortresses which once guarded this Border Oberhaus and the the View from the Oberhaus 417 feet above the shows All of Passau and the Rivers that made it Gateway to the inn and the All three meet in the Middle of the they Call the Venice of Ger Many because of the picturesque River boats that flow All through the City on these water there is still another tour that can be made from take the main High Way that runs South along the austrian passing by hitlers Home town at Brunau on the and drive to the old Village of it is 45 Miles from Passau and separated from Austria by the Sal Zach More than years surprised us it is a Small and yet its Castle fortress is the longest in this Burghauser Castle is practically a town by with six giant courtyards and countless battlements and Bridges within its As Well As a Large museum and painting the Walls of the Burghauser Castle fortress run from one end of the City to the we wanted to see How Long it actually Vas so we measured it on our it turned out to be almost a full mile in a assures stability Way North towards and turned right or East off the Road to the ruins of Mitt erf nine Miles from then we headed straight North for 16 Miles to Haibach where two Castle i overlooking the Are said to be haunted one night of each from Haibach we continued towards stopping at the old castles of a Landsberg and Neu these were built on adjoining Hills by two Quad reling Brothers who wanted to keep close watch on each tie tour at we turned South towards just before entering the we drove up to the 14th Century Castle of Neu Nussberg and found Only a then we headed Back for Straubing along one of Germany oldest bavarian this still Good for Auto was once the main Trade route from Prague to four Miles South of we stopped at the Castle ruins of Here Only the Tower once this Tower was filled to the top with the Gold and Silver of a wealthy Noble today the lady who lives next door will lend you the key to the whole place for 20 interpreter Ursula Diss tries the 20 of Conte key to enter Kolenburg Tower below which once bulged with Gold and Haibachh haunted Walls Are at