Heidelberg Castle
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Heidelberg Castle (German: Heidelberger Schloss) is a castle in the German city of Heidelberg. Originally a fort, it was transformed into a castle in 1544. Over the centuries, it has been damaged by war and fire. It still stands over the Neckar River today. It is also the home of the enormous Heidelberg Tun, a wine barrel with a capacity of some 200,000 litres.
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References
- [reprinted text of the "Bericht" of Praetorius 1613]
- [Praetorius as pastor in Dittelsheim (in German, with pictures)]
- Illustrated description of Heidelberg Castle by Mark Twain in the Appendix of his 1880 European travelogue "The Tramp Abroad", available at [Project Gutenberg].
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