Bischofstein Castle

Bischofstein Castle is a castle on the Moselle in Germany. The castle sits between Moselkern and Hatzenport and across from the borough of Burgen. It was a stronghold belonging to the Archbishops of Treves. A characteristic attribute of the castle are its tall cylindrical donjon tower girt round with a white plaster streak about halfway up and the ruined chapel adjoining it.The castle was built in 1270, destroyed in 1689 and rebuilt again in 1930. It was purchased in 1954 by Fichte Gymnasium in Krefeld, Germany and currently serves as the school's retreat center.GeographyBurg Bischofstein lies across from Burgen, Germany about halfway up a steep mountainside. The German public highway B 416 runs below the Burg. This section of the road is also called Moselschieferstrasse. The closest large cities are Cochem, which lies about 25km up the Moselle, and Koblenz, which lies about 35km downriver.To the north of the castle lies the plateau of Maifeld. The Baybach River, which carves gorges into the Hunsrück region of Rhineland-Palatinate, flowing into the Moselle across from Burg Bischofstein. The neighboring areas of Moselkern and Hatzenport are typical wine villages along the Moselle. Moselkern lies at the mouth of the Elzbach river, in the valley of which lies Burg Eltz. The wine makers of Hatzenport make a wine called Burg Bischofstein.