Rietburg
The Rietburg is a ruined castle on the outskirts of the Palatinate Forest above the village of Rhodt in the county of Südliche Weinstrasse in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The remains of this castle are located on the side of the 613-metre-high Blättersberg mountain.
Geography
The Rietburg stands at a height of 535 metres above sea level on the northeastern flanks of the 618-metre-high Blättersberg, a peak in the Haardt mountains that form the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest.
There is a car park at the foot of the Blättersberg near Villa Ludwigshöhe. This may be reached by taking the Edenkoben exit off the A 65 motorway from Karlsruhe to Ludwigshafen am Rhein), then following the road to Rhodt and, subsequently to Rietburg. A chairlift, the Rietburgbahn runs up the mountain.
Description
All that has survived of the castle is part of the shield wall, parts of the enceinte and the zwinger.
Coordinates: 49°16′41″N 8°04′48″E / 49.278°N 8.080°E