European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse Loehe chateau sits among Josh Wei Strasse vineyards. Yak Shell of Hardenburg Castle has become a summer theater. Of be warts Ein Castle stands High Over surrounding Trees. It is one of few still inhabited. 50 Mil and by Joe Mcbride is staff writers a photos by Merle Hunter Germany s Beautiful Wei Strasse it wine Road which stretches Aboo 50 Miles through the fruitful upper Rhine Plain is studded with castles and fortresses that can give a Schloss Buff a full taste Oil a tour of the full length of the Wei Strasse is a bit too much to handle in one Outing. But for Castle hoppers toned in and around the Frankfurt held Berg and Kaiserslautern areas Therea number of Wei Strasse castles i Thant easy reach. The Wey Strasse begins at the fre Border town of schweigen at the Wei wine Gat and ends at the Bockenheim end of the Strasse about six Miles below Kirch Hent is the town of bad Durkheim with several castles nearby. On the outskirts of the town is the famous tuerkheimer wine barrel. Large enough to hold 1.7 million liners the barrel is used As a tavern seating about 500.just outside Durkheim is a Road leading to Castle Limburg. A portion of the Struc Ture is occupied and the Tower still stands but the remainder is gutted. The Castle is illuminated at night an there is a stage and chairs for open air performances in summer months. The Castle was owned at one time by Kaiser Konrad ii. He turned the Chapel Over tothe Church which used it As an Abbey. On route 37, a few Miles West of bad Berkheim and Northwest of limb Rucastle is Hardenburg Castle built Between 1212 and 1220 by count Frederic ii of Leininger. It is now a ruin but up to 1725 it was the residential seat of counts of that Castle was fortified in 1550 and with stood Many sieges until damaged by the French in 1692 and later restored. French revolutionary forces put the Castle to the Torch in 1794 destroying most of the in old fortresses May be seen while making a swing West of the Wei Strasse through the Green Mountain plate country on the Way to Frankstein Weidenthal and Nesden Fels. On a Bright Day camera fans and plan nature lovers will enjoy the scenery on this swing through the Pfalz Mountain to bypass bad Durkheim the Wei Strasse is picked up again a few Miles outs we of Wachenheim. Wachenhein has two castles one on a Peak overlooking the town and the other in the town itself. The old Castle the a Entenburg is now i 800-year-old ruin. Despite its gutted Interior the mortar and stones in the Tower and Walls have resisted time and weather and still Wachenhein new by Rachten Burg standards was built 250 years is located in the town and reached through always open Iron Gates and an archway. These Are the same Gates that swung open to admit the gilded carriages of the Wei Strasse Nobles who often gathered there the Schlosse How engaged in producing tue of i Ore to. Thel id see the sparkling Jules of the her on Down nates drivel Schloss. Try was it revolt. Necked by Widenburg Iler Wein. The Legen named Broj palatinate hard the in one of fro Story is it of Lee there Ai regions tet found located at he Sang i reply huge Raj was Relear documents Itury. To it there j coins profound i Trutton 193t an the cast Adaton trifles to the 1 be tweet be Yontl Eden Kot Castiel As his a Castle was hotel adjoin in " Are the Foen convern of i ludwigs Ling Castle open air of ther or Long Fotte of Bej he. Which to Eland a cant but it a clans of Sale and the Tomandl to the keep of trifles Castle where Richard the lion hearted was held captive 13 months. Faff 12 the stars and stripes Friday 22, 19621
