Eltz Castle is a medieval castle nestled in the hills
above the Moselle River between Koblenz and Trier, Germany. It is still owned
by a branch of the same family that lived there in the 12th century, 33
generations ago. The Rubenach and Rodendorf families' homes in the castle are
open to the public, while the Kempenich branch of the family uses the other
third of the castle. The Palace of Burresheim, the Castle of Eltz and the Castle
of Lissingen are the only castles on the left bank of the Rhine in
Rhineland-Palatinate which have never been destroyed. The castle is surrounded
on three sides by the Elzbach River, a tributary on the north side of the
Moselle. It is situated on a 70 m rock spur, on an important Roman trade
route between rich farmlands and their markets. Source
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