The remains of the Castle can be visited
CastleRhodt unter Rietburg
Rietburg Castle
The Rietburg is a ruined castle on the outskirts of the Palatinate Forest above the village of Rhodt in the county of Südliche Weinstrasse in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The remains of this castle are located on the side of the 613-metre-high Blättersberg mountain.
The Rietburg stands at a height of 535 metres above sea level on the northeastern flanks of the 618-metre-high Blättersberg, a peak in the Haardt mountains that form the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest.
There is a car park at the foot of the Blättersberg near Villa Ludwigshöhe. This may be reached by taking the Edenkoben exit off the A 65 motorway from Karlsruhe to Ludwigshafen am Rhein), then following the road to Rhodt and, subsequently to Rietburg. A chairlift, the Rietburgbahn runs up the mountain.
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All that has survived of the castle is part of the shield wall, parts of the enceinte and the zwinger.
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