In the German hills above the Moselle between Koblenz and Trier, Eltz Castle is a mediaeval fortress. A lineage of the House of Eltz, who had resided there since the twelfth century, still owns it. The only castles in the Eifel region that have never been razed are Eltz Castle, Bürresheim Castle and Lissingen Castle. The Elzbach River, a tributary of the Moselle on the north side, surrounds the castle on three sides and is 70 metres high. The castle was built in an area that, during the Roman era, served as a vital commerce route connecting prosperous farmlands with their marketplaces. The region was taken by the Franks after the Western Roman Empire fell in the late fifth century. However, as dominion of Charlemagne was divided, his son Louis the Pious received the region in 814 A.D. During this time, a straightforward royal hall with an earthen fence stood on the site. On the location of the previous manor hall, House of Eltz started construction on the Platteltz, a Romanesque keep, some hundred years later. The earliest portion of the castle is still this one. Under Frederick Barbarossa, the castle played a significant role in the Holy Roman Empire by 1157 A.D. The manor is what is known as a — Ganerbenburg, or a manor that is owned by a group of shared heirs. This is a castle that has been divided into numerous portions, each of which belongs to a separate family or offshoot of a family. This typically happens when several owners of one or more regions collaborate to create a castle to serve as a residence for themselves. Flora-Fauna-Habitat and Natura 2000 have designated the Eltz Forest nearby as a nature reserve!
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