Castle Heidelberg Above Neckar River Five-hundred Years in Heidelberger Schloss Resided Pfalzish Electors of Family Wittelsbacher Ruprecht Founded University II Elected king Ottoheinrich Introduced Reformation Which Caused Dispute Centuries This Climaxed Under Friedreich V Misfortunate Winterkönig Winter city Palace were First time Destroyed

<body> <div align="center"><center><table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="760"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFE4"><h1><font size="5"><em>Castle Heidelberg above the Neckar river<br> </em></font><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Heidelberger Schloss German Castles Road </font><font size="3"><strong>Baden-Wurttemberg South Germany <br> Mannheim 21 km, Karlsruhe 61 km, Frankfurt 88 km, Frankfurt airport 83 km, Stuttgart 126 km</strong></font></h1> </td> </tr> </table> </center></div><div align="center"><center><table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="760"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFE4" width="140"><font size="2">Picture 1 <a href="fr-index.html">Castle Pfalzgrafenstein in the Rhine river</a><br> Picture 2 Castle Heidelberg above the Neckar river<br> Picture 3 <a href="fr-index3.html">Castle Eltz above the Mosel river</a><br> Picture 4 <a href="fr-index4.html">Marksburg castle above the Rhine river</a><br> Picture 5 <a href="fr-index5.html">Castle Rheinfels above the Rhine river</a><br> Picture 6 <a href="fr-index6.html">Gasthaus Stahl is a real gem of a place, in that wonderful, scenic location </a><br> Picture 7 <a href="fr-index7.html">The old brick arch wine cellar of the winery Stahl</a><br> Picture 8 <a href="fr-index8.html">Castle Rheinstein above the Rhineriver</a></font><p><a href="../../index.html"><font size="2">Bacharach Rhine Germany</font></a></p> <p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.hotel-germany-rhine.com">Welcome in Hotel<br> Gasthaus Stahl</a></font></p> <p><a href="http://www.hotel-germany-rhine.com/winery-stahl/index.html"><font size="2">Winery Stahl<br> Wine list, Wine cellar</font></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.hotel-germany-rhine.com/farm-stahl/index.html"><font size="2">Farm Stahl<br> Meat, sausage</font></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.hotel-germany-rhine.com/road-map-distances-parking/index.html"><font size="2">Road map, distances, parking, airport, railway, boat landing stages, </font></a></td> <td valign="top" align="left" width="590"><img border="0" src="schloss-2-600_01.jpg" alt="schloss-2-600_01.jpg" hspace="1" vspace="1" WIDTH="600" HEIGHT="431"><p><b>Castle Heidelberg</b> <font size="2">above Heidelberg<br> For five-hundred years in the Heidelberger Schloss resided the ***Pfalzish*** electors of the family Wittelsbacher: Ruprecht I in 1386 founded the University of Heidelberg. Ruprecht II was elected king in 1400. Ottoheinrich introduced the Reformation which caused a dispute over the centuries. This dispute climaxed under Friedreich V, the misfortunate 'Winterkönig' or winter king. <br> In the 30-Year War, the city and palace were for the first time destroyed. Friedreich's son, Karl-Ludwig, rebuilt both.<br> After a further attack of French troops, the palace fell again in rubble and ashes. The elector, Karl-Theodor, who resided in Schwetzingen, and to whom the Heidelbergers owe thanks for the 'Alte Brücke' (old bridge) and the 'Karlstor' (Karl's gateway), tried in vain to make the palace once again inhabitable.<br> In the end, the French baron, Charles de Graimberg, saved the palace ruins from total destruction. He asserted the old walls no longer served as a quarry. The Heidelberger Palace became the symbol for the Romantic era. The Kings courtroom, in spite of it's gothic interior, dates from the year 1934.<br> The castle is open the whole year round. <br> from Eastern to 31th Oct.: 10am to 7pm(last visit)<br> from 1st Nov to Easten: 11am to 5pm(last visit)<br> Guided English tour last 60 min<br> . </font></p> <p><font size="2"><a href="fr-index.html">Picture 1</a> | Picture 2 | <a href="fr-index3.html">Picture 3</a> | <a href="fr-index4.html">Picture 4</a> | <a href="fr-index5.html">Picture 5</a> | <a href="fr-index6.html">Picture 6</a> | <a href="fr-index7.html">Picture 7</a> | <a href="fr-index8.html">Picture 8</a></font></td> </tr> </table> </center></div><font size="2"><div align="center"><center><table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="760"> <tr> <td><font size="2">.<br> © 1999-2003 <a href="http://www.hotel-rhein-weinproben.com">www.hotel-rhein-weinproben.com</a> <a href="http://www.hotel-germany-rhine.com">www.hotel-germany-rhine.com</a> <a href="http://www.bacharach-germany.net">www.bacharach-germany.net</a> <a href="http://www.european-vacation.net">www.european-vacation.net</a> <br> Alle Rechte vorbehalten.  Alle Angaben ohne Gewähr. Änderungen vorbehalten.<br> Stand: Tuesday, 08. April 2003     URL dieser Seite: http://rhine-castles-germany.european-vacation.net/pictures/rhine-river/fr-index2.html </font></td> </tr> </table> </center></div></font> </body>