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Valley Attractions In Otzberg

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Veste Otzberg

Rhine Valley

Rhine River

Burg Eltz

Marksburg Castle

Wildparadies Tripsdrill

Auto & Technik Museum (Automobile and Technology Museum)

Otzberg is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, located in the Odenwald forest region of Germany. It was founded in 1972 by the merger of six former independent municipalities. Otzberg consists of seven villages: Habitzheim, Hering, Lengfeld with Zipfen, Nieder-Klingen, Ober-Klingen and Ober-Nauses, and Schloss-Nauses. One place of interest in Otzberg is its eponymous castle, a medieval fortress that was first mentioned in 1231. It is widely known for its white tower. The castle itself has been slowly reconstructed to resemble its medieval appearance.
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Valley Attractions In Otzberg

1. Rhine Valley Rhineland Palatinate
The Rhineland is the name used for a loosely defined area of Western Germany along the Rhine, chiefly its middle section.
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Otzberg Videos

Destination: Seligenstadt

This is an HD remake of an old video of mine, which also contained a small error. The town of Seligenstadt has a long history and contains the bones of some minor saints.

Music by:

Jason Shaw

Kevin MacLeod

Destination: Frankfurt am Main

Germany's fifth largest city and one of Europe's most important financial centres, Frankfurt is a modern city with ancient roots. From the timberframed houses on the Römerberg to the gleaming skyscrapers of the banking district, it bears the marks of the passing of the centuries.

Music:
Jason Shaw
Kevin MacLeod
CCMixter

Sound effects:

Destination: Hanau

The city of Hanau, the birthplace of the brothers Grimm, is not the most beautiful place in Germany. It does, however, have a fascinating history.

All historical images and maps used in this videos are in the public domain and available from Wikimedia Commons:

Music: Wheels by Jason Shaw

Destination 2017: Ratzeburg

The town of Ratzeburg lies on an island in a lake in the far north of Germany. It has a stupidly complicated history, some tenuous connections with the British royal family and is a great venue for the bluffer's guide to architectural styles.

Additional notes and tips for visitors on my blog:

Music:

On My Way Home (Sting)
by The 126ers
YouTube Audio Library

Walk In The Park and Thingamajig
by Jason Shaw
Creative Commons Attribution license

Gregorian Chant and Hot Swing
by Kevin MacLeod
Creative Commons Attribution licence

Bayou State of Mind
by Jingle Punks
YouTube Audio Library

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Destination: Eberbach Monastery & Niederwald Monument

A visit to the film set for The Name of the Rose, and a famous national monument perched high above the river Rhine. Also, the story of an evil archbishop cannibalised by rodents, and an enchanted cave in reverse.

Additional notes:

Music by:

Jason Shaw
Kevin MacLeod

Eberbach Monastery:
Niederwald Monument:

Destination: Ortenberg

The small town of Ortenberg in Hesse is so old, nobody knows how old it is.

Music:
Wheels by
Windswept by

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