Auerbach Castle

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Vew of Auerbach Castle from Melibokus, overlooking Bensheim.
Vew of Auerbach Castle from Melibokus, overlooking Bensheim.

Auerbach Castle is one of several dramatic castles along the Bergstraße in southern Hesse, Germany. It was built by Count Dieter II of the Katzenelnbogen dynasty in the second quarter of the 13th Century and sits on a hill known as Urberg, below Melibokus mountain and above the town of Bensheim-Auerbach.


[edit] History of Wine

In 1258 a vineyard called the Grafenweinberg showed up, 1318 the Reubere. There ist excellent viticulture up to today[1].


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Coordinates: 49°42′33″N, 8°37′55″E

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