Castle Ruin Fürstenberg above Rheindiebach
Fürstenberg was built from "Erzbischof Engelbert von Berg" to protect the cologne properties around Bacharach. During the 30-years-war Fürstenberg was captured first by the spanish in 1620 and then by the swedish in 1632. Finally the french destroyed Fürstenberg 1689 as well as most of the other castles on the left side of the river. But unlike most of the other castles, Fürstenberg was not rebuilt in the 19th century, so that today you can see some original medieval remains.