Schweigen-Rechtenbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Castle Attractions In Schweigen-Rechtenbach
1. Castle of HohenzollernHechingen Hohenzollern Castle is the ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern. The third of three hilltop castles on the site, it is located atop Mount Hohenzollern, above and south of Hechingen, on the edge of the Swabian Jura of central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The first fortress on the mountain was constructed in the early 11th century. Over the years the House of Hohenzollern split several times, but the castle remained in the Swabian branch, the dynastic seniors of the Franconian-Brandenburgian cadet branch that later acquired its own imperial throne. This castle was completely destroyed in 1423 after a ten-month siege by the free imperial cities of Swabia. A larger and sturdier structure was constructed from 1454 to 1461, which served as a refuge for the Catholic Swabian Hohenz... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Schweigen-Rechtenbach Videos
Antikriegsbilder von Hans-Georg Henke, aufgenommen von US-Fotograf John Florea
Es geht um die berühmten Antkriegsbilder des Amerikanischen Fotografen John Florea. Allgemein wird berichtet, dass diese Bilder, die den jungen und verzweifelten Flakhelfer Hans-Georg Henke zeigen, im Osten Deutschlands aufgenommen worden seien, während des Rückzugs vor der Roten Armee. Es gibt jedoch gute Gründe für die Annahme, dass diese Bilder bei uns im Rhein-Main-Gebiet aufgenommen wurden, in Hüttenberg-Rechtenbach bei Giessen, im elterlichen Hof von Pfarrer Helmut Hofmann.