European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ads atop precipitous Flop of looping Brubach on the Rhyn by Peter Kuhrt Stoff writer in april 1945, us the cur Nln fell on the third Helen a desperate Srou of is trousers holed up in 11 Meill Evul Rustle on the Luht hunk of the Rhino determined to Mick it out la the end. They soon  that a ton res Ohleh Luil weathered All on Landils through centuries was no match fur the massive sin hint of american mortars from across tin River. As the Rock of the Castle s South Sid started to crumble so did the morale of the defenders. For the first time since the nth Cen Tury the proud ramparts of the Marks Burg were witness to a speedy  in glorious surrender. It May have been the final chapter in the gory past of a rhenish Brulz Burg which had withstood the attack Sand sieges of hostile armies two 17th Century earthquakes  the unrelenting Teeth of time. Today the ancient Structure squatting one ton or Nile Ball attached to a Longchan which in turn was fastened to a  idea was to drop the thing Down the Mountainside  pick off the at  to Tum the in lip said Lanke. Who pointed to the killers me rest lip near one of the rates. Then they hauled it up again an repeated the of iteration which was us effective As it was  much of the Marksburg s present Structure was built in 1417 under count Philip a member of the  which inherited the Marksburg from the  the Katzin Eltbogen line died out the Castle was acquired by the counts of Hesse  the Dukes of Nas Sau. It became part of the Prussia kingdom in 18m  served As a state prison until i8m. During a trip through the  Prince filed Rich Wilhelm noted that the Marksburg is the Only in above the Vineyard Village of Braubach damaged Castle on the Rhine it would rank flu Mil at the Best reserved Mel a numb i a a rom tar it s As one of Best preserve die Val castles in the Rhineland. It improbably the most interesting one on the right Bank. The Marksburg has changed hand several times but never through Vio Lence us was the tale of most Oilie rallies in the Nelch Lionhood. A Ken Kish fortress is said to have occupied the site on the Cone shaped or Hinlle Hill As Early As 8hj . A Alrh Raubuch und the Hurt were taken Over Liy the counts of Apps Luln. Like other robber Burns along this wind tin stretch of the Rhine the App sep Clun claimed the right to col Lect a dolls from passing barges he Marksburg curator Otto Janke be a pleasure to restore it As a result the Burg came into the Possession of the newly founded Deutsche  German Castle association which has kept Itin Good repair since then. Because of Tho restricted space on to of the Rock the size of the living quarters  Utility rooms had to be Hel to a Bare minimum. T1if. Liny courtyard flanked by Steep Walls on All sides  almost never touched by sunlight is considered the smallest in Europe Janke  Center is taken up by a 120-foot Tower with a Dungeon at the Bottom. The Dungeon was so Small the in no Murk hour Cunt or Usu Dulac ii us ii