Pfalzgrafenstein Castle
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Pfalzgrafenstein Castle is a small, 14th-century toll castle uniquely situated on a rocky island in the middle of the Rhine River in Germany, famed for its distinctive ship-like shape and well-preserved medieval fortifications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pfalzgrafenstein Castle canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
cultural heritage monument ⓘ toll castle ⓘ |
| accessMethod | boat ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| builder |
Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
|
| builtBy |
Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
ⓘ
surface form:
King Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
|
| category |
Castles in Rhineland-Palatinate
ⓘ
Islands of the Rhine ⓘ Toll castles on the Rhine ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1326 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 50.083°N 7.767°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 70 metres ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastions
ⓘ
central tower ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ ring wall ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
protected monument in Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ |
| imageDepicts | Pfalzgrafenstein Castle on an island in the Rhine ⓘ |
| inception | 1326 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kaub
ⓘ
Rhine ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine River
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage Site
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
|
| locatedOn |
Falkenau Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rocky island ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Kaub ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Gutenfels Castle
ⓘ
town of Kaub ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
ship-like shape
ⓘ
well-preserved medieval fortifications ⓘ white walls with black and red trim ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator |
Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe Rheinland-Pfalz
ⓘ
surface form:
General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate
|
| originalFunction |
river traffic control
ⓘ
toll collection ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Rhineland-Palatinate
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Rhineland-Palatinate
|
| partOf |
Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage Site
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site
|
| river | Rhine ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
ceased toll collection in the 19th century
ⓘ
used as a Prussian river toll station in the 19th century ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
customs collection
ⓘ
defense ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.