. The Rhine; its scenery and historical and legendary associations. age on the right bank of the river. Niederlahnstein, with St. Johns Church, is on the mouth of the Lahn ; fromhere to Mayence the right bank belongs to the duchy of Nassau. 128 THE RHINE BOOK. HirzenachPrinzeTistdn, RdUKalzGoarshausen Stolzenfels, one of the proudest ornaments of the Rhine. This castle wasdestroyed in 1685, but has been rebuilt by King Frederic William IV. It is appropriately called Stolze Fels (ProudEhr&nthaZ Rock), and commands magnificent views. Opposite to it isWdmiclv Oberlahnstein, a small village, with
. The Rhine; its scenery and historical and legendary associations. age on the right bank of the river. Niederlahnstein, with St. Johns Church, is on the mouth of the Lahn ; fromhere to Mayence the right bank belongs to the duchy of Nassau. 128 THE RHINE BOOK. HirzenachPrinzeTistdn, RdUKalzGoarshausen Stolzenfels, one of the proudest ornaments of the Rhine. This castle wasdestroyed in 1685, but has been rebuilt by King Frederic William IV. It is appropriately called Stolze Fels (ProudEhr&nthaZ Rock), and commands magnificent views. Opposite to it isWdmiclv Oberlahnstein, a small village, with the ^RihumUrgo^Maws where Wenceslaus was deposed. In the back-ground the ruins of Lahneck arevisible. Rhense, celebrated for its Konigs-stuhl(Kings Seat), which has lately been restored. Braubach (), a small town, with1300 inhabitants, at the foot of the Marksbtjrg, the only castle on the Rhinein its primitive state. It is used as a stateprison, and is garrisoned by invalids ; thechamber of torture is curious. Laugen SchwalLachS ErvqehoUo , 1JR Scho nierg.
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