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Ehrenbreitstein, the hill on which the eponymous fortress is now located, was first settled in the 4th millennium BC, and fortifications were built in the 10th/9th century BC. In the 3rd to 5th centuries AD a Roman fortification was sited there.
The Ehrenbreitstein Fortress and suburb across the Rhine were incorporated into Koblenz in 1937. A castle, first built on the site in the 11th century, passed to the archbishops of Trier in the 12th century; destroyed by the French in 1801 after a four-year siege, it…
Ehrenbreitstein, the second largest preserved fortress in Europe, was built in its current form between 1817 and 1828, However, its origins date back to the year 1000.
Ehrenbreitstein (ā´rənbrīt´shtīn), fortress at Koblenz, W Germany, on a cliff (387 ft/118 m high) over the Rhine River. Built c.1000, it was later enlarged and strengthened during wars in the 18th cent. The fortress was held by France during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Two thousand years later, in 1000 A.D., a castle was constructed here by Ehrenbert. The fortress would gain significance several hundred years later in 1657 as the guardian of the Holy Tunic, a robe that legend says was worn by Jesus Christ before his death on the cross.
The Conradine Ehrenbert had a castle built around the year 1000, whose name "Ehrenbertstein" became "Ehrenbreitstein" in the course of time. In the 11th century, the castle became the property of Archbishop Poppo of Trier, whose successor enlarged the complex.
The Conradine Ehrenbert had a castle built around the year 1000, whose name "Ehrenbertstein" became "Ehrenbreitstein" in the course of time. In the 11th century, the castle became the property of Archbishop Poppo of Trier, whose successor enlarged the complex.
