Braubach & Marksburg

This castle, towering on a high crag above Braubach, is the only fully preserved mediaeval fortress on the rhein. It was owned successively by the Eppsteins, the Counts of Katzenelnbogen, and, from 1479, the Landgraves of Hesse, until it fell to the Prussians in 1866, along with Braubach. In 1899 Kaiser Wilhelm II presented the castle to the "Association for the Preservation of German Castles". This association has spared no effort or expense in looking after the building, and has repaired the heavy damage suffered under artillery fire during the last war. The tower, 130 ft. high, is a well-loved landmark for miles around. Inside, the castle offers its many visitors an authentic picture of mediaeval fortified and domestic architecture. Open to viewing at all times. [Text taken from Castles On The Rhein]

	Marksburg ------------ From a 1920's Found Photo Signed: Braubach und die Marksburg
	Die Marksburg bie Braubach am Rhein. Bor der Biederherstllung. Besentlich 14. u. 15. Jahrh.: Cappsteinisch, Dann Razenelnbogisch. ------------ Photo Courtesy of DEUTSCHEBURGEN Und Feste Schlosser Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin
	Marksburg Castle Above Braubach ------------ Photo Courtesy of Castles On The Rhein
	Marksburg ------------ From a Post WWI Collector Card Marked: Das historishe Braubach mit Marksburg am Rhein.

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