Tag: Auerbacher Schloss

A Count with an Odd Name

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This is the tower of the Auerbach Castle near Bensheim, seen through the lattice works of bare winter trees.

It was originally built in the 8th century and fell into ruin once before but was rebuilt under the reign of Count Diether IV of the Katzenelnbogen in the 13th century. Katzenelnbogen literally means “cat’s ellbow”. Go figure.

I took my inspiration today from the ruined abbey as seen by Sue on her odd post.

Odd Square #8

In Need of TLC

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Some walls of the Auerbach Castle are more derelict than others.

Something needs to be done fast or this old barn or workshop will be falling apart completely.

The dormer window on this building in Weimar is a call of help.

For this post, I chose one word of the five on offer – derelict.

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