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The Moselle winds its way past IchZeit. With 544 km of flow, it is the second longest tributary of the Rhine and connects France with Germany. Celts, Romans, Germans, Luxembourgers, Frenchmen - the history of the river and the people who live and lived on it, is long and international and has inspired artists such as Joseph Mallord Willam Turner to create extraordinary works of art. The Romans brought the wine and the kitchen was strongly influenced by the French. All this makes this river a place where people like to live and create extraordinary cities and places. Our extraordinary tour guide is not only intended to whet your appetite for fine wines and fine food, but also to give you the inspiration to truly experience this extraordinary habitat.
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Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG
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Trier
TRIER
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Bernkastel-Kues
BERNKASTEL-KUES
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Koblenz
KOBLENZ
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Bernkastel-Kues
BERNKASTEL-KUES
The district of Bernkastel is located at the head of a wide Moselle loop, in the mouth of Tiefenbachtal, which leads down narrow and steep from the Hunsrück.
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The area has been inhabited for a very long time, in Kues in 1962 a village from the Neolithic (4000 - 3000 BC), the oldest known settlement on the Moselle ever. Surely also Treverer and Romans have lived here, but the first written mention falls into the 7th century. Merovingians and Luxembourgers were masters of the castle until 1017, when the archbishop of Trier, Poppo, demolished the fortress and incorporated it into its own territory. In 1277, today's Burg Landshut was built by Archbishop Heinrich von Vinstingen. In 1291 Bernkastel received the city rights of Emperor Rudolf von Habsburg.
Towering over the Landshut castle ruin, the city invites you on a journey through its rich history. Perhaps the most magnificent half-timbered ensemble in the region is the Bernkastel old town. The highlight is the medieval market square with the picturesque Michaelsbrunnen and the Renaissance town hall from 1608. Especially the "Spitzhäuschen" on the market square attracts a great deal of attention due to its extraordinary design. Since 1416 it seems to balance on a much too small pedestal.
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