
The Rietburg chairlift () is a
chair lift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers. They are the primary on-hill tran ...
that runs from the village of
Rhodt in the
Palatinate region
The Palatinate (; ; Palatine German: ''Palz''), or the Rhenish Palatinate (''Rheinpfalz''), is a historical region of Germany. The Palatinate occupies most of the southern quarter of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (''Rheinla ...
of Germany to the ruins of the
medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...
castle of
Rietburg
The Rietburg is a ruined hillside castle on the edge 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 chairlift is the county of
Südliche Weinstraße
Südliche Weinstraße (; ; ) is a district (''Kreis'') in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Südwestpfalz, Bad Dürkheim, the district-free city Neustadt (Weinstraße), Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis ...
in the state of
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are ...
.
Geography
The
top station
A top station or upper stationFor example, se''Chairlift Blausee (upper station)''at www.outdooractive.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019. is usually the highest station of an aerial lift, a funicular, a T-bar lift or a rack railway. The lowest station is ...
of the Rietburg lift is located a few metres north of the Rietburg. The castle itself stands at an elevation of on the northeastern flank of the -high
Blättersberg in the
Haardt
The Haardt () is a range of wooded, sandstone hills in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in southwestern Germany. The range is some long and lies within the Palatinate Forest (''Pfälzerwald''). Its highest point is the Kalmit, near Maikammer
...
mountain range that forms the eastern rim of the
Palatine Forest
The Palatinate Forest (; ), sometimes also called the Palatine Forest, is a low-mountain region in southwestern Germany, located in the Palatinate in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The forest is a designated nature park () covering 1,771&n ...
highlands. Built into the castle ruins is a pub, the ''Höhengaststätte Rietburg''; in the vicinity is a
deer enclosure, in which
fallow deer
Fallow deer is the common name for species of deer in the genus ''Dama'' of subfamily Cervinae. There are two living species, the European fallow deer (''Dama dama''), native to Europe and Anatolia, and the Persian fallow deer (''Dama mesopotamic ...
are the largest species kept.
The
bottom station, at about above sea level, is near
Villa Ludwigshöhe and is accessible by foot or by car. The route to the chairlift from the major nearby transport routes, the
A 65 motorway and
B 38 federal road, runs through the little town of
Edenkoben
Edenkoben () is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It lies approximately halfway between Landau and Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Edenkoben is one of the towns situated along the German Wine R ...
.
References
External links
Rietburg chairlift website links to the ''Höhengaststätte und Rietburgbahn''
{{Coord, 49, 16, 40.4, N, 8, 05, 10.8, E, type:landmark_region:DE-RP, display=title
Buildings and structures completed in the 20th century
Aerial lifts in Germany
Palatinate Forest
Buildings and structures in Südliche Weinstraße