Talk:Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

A fact from Pfalzgrafenstein Castle appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 April 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Burg Pfalzgrafenstein, a castle in the Rhine that Victor Hugo described as a “ship of stone”, also used its well as a dungeon?

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The "Pfalz"?

Surprising usage might be commented on. --Wetman 08:41, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved the quotes to include the "the", since the nickname is "the Pfalz", not just "Pfalz" (naturally, this is the English version of the nickname). I'm sure it's just a colloquial abbreviation. Not sure what you're trying to get at by linking to the Pfalz/Palatine article; "Pfalzgrafenstein" means loosely "installation of the Count Palatine". See Pfalzgraf for more info. Canonblack 11:31, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

New file Burg Pfalzgrafenstein.jpg

Recently the file Burg Pfalzgrafenstein.jpg (right) was uploaded and it appears to be relevant to this article and not currently used by it. If you're interested and think it would be a useful addition, please feel free to include it. --The Evil IP address (talk) 12:02, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Correction

"Unlike the vast majority of Rhine castles, "the Pfalz" was never conquered or destroyed, withstanding not only wars, but also the natural onslaughts of ice and floods by the river. Its spartan quarters held about twenty men." This phrase is false. It was conquered in the 30 years war in 1620 by the Catholic League by the spaniard Baltasar de Santander

“A Coub (Kaub) llegó el mismo día el sargento mayor y teniente de maestre de campo general, Baltasar de Santander, y, aunque hicieron alguna más resistencia, tirando algunos pocos mosquetazos, rendieronse finalmente, recibiendo quasi otra tanta guarnición; quedando con estas dos plazas y sus castillos, que ambas tienen, el ejército católico señor de toda la rivera del Rim desde Openen para abajo. Avia entre las dos villas un islote de rivera y en el un castillejo , aunque de poca consideración, considerable por el dominio de ella y por el nombre Pfalz, que le da a todo el país del Palatinado, y assi se ocupó también” Francisco de Ibarra "La Guerra del Palatinado", 1621.

The sergeant major and lieutenant general field master, Baltasar de Santander, arrived at Coub (Kaub) the same day, and, although they put up some more resistance, firing a few musket shots, they finally surrendered, receiving almost as much garrison; Remaining with these two squares and their castles, which both have, the Catholic army lord of the entire Rim bank from Openen downwards. There was a small riverside island between the two towns and on it a castle, although of little consideration, considerable for its domain and for the name Pfalz, which gives it to the entire country of the Palatinate, and thus was also occupied ” — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.226.164.191 (talk) 10:10, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Great find, thanks ip. Golem08 (talk) 14:49, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]