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Burg Stahleck - Bacharach
One of the most famous of the Rhein castles and once closely connected
with the history of the town of Bacharach, Stahleck received its first
mention in 1135. Emperor Frederick Barbarossa handed over the castle, originally
in the possesion of the Cologne Archbishops, to his brother Konrad, whose
daughter, Agnes, much against her father's will, secretly married her childhood
love, Henry of Welfen, son of Henry the Lion. Thus, an end was brought
about to the bitter feud between Guelf and Ghibelline.
Today Stahleck serves as a Youth Hostel and is open to visitors only by
appointment.