Castles in Germany: Medieval Fortresses, Burgen, Festung, and Schlosser, Part 1

German Medieval Castles and Fortresses (Burgen, Festung und Schlosser) (Author’s artwork) My version of Albrecht Durer’s Medieval German Knight with a castle (also known as a Schloss, Berg or Festung). Oil on canvas, 16 X 20. My father served with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) at 3 (F) Wing, Zweibrücken, Germany, (1959-1963), and often … Read more

Castles in Germany: Medieval Fortresses, Burgen, Festung, and Schlosser, Part 2

Medieval Fortresses, Burgen, Festung, and Schlosser in Germany Burg Guttenberg (peter schmelzle Photo) Guttenberg: Burg Guttenberg is a late medieval hilltop castle on the Neckarmühlbach, a district of Haßmersheim in Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg.  The castle was never destroyed and has been continuously inhabited for almost 800 years, from the Gemmingen-Guttenberg line of the Barons of … Read more

Castles in Germany: Medieval Fortresses, Burgen, Festung, and Schlosser, Part 3

Medieval Castles and Fortresses (Burgen, Festung und Schlosser) in Germany (Author’s artwork) Burg Gutenfels overlooking Pfalzgrafenstein, on the Rhine River, Germany, Oil on canvas, 18 X 24. (Author Photo) Kaub: Burg Gutenfels and Pfalzgrafenstein on the Rhine River. (Author Photos) Burg Gutenfels on the Rhine River, Germany. (Author Photo) Kaub: Burg Pfalzgrafenstein  is a toll … Read more