Rietburg

Rietburg
Rhodt unter Rietburg
The Rietburg
Site information
TypeHill castle, hillside location
CodeDE-RP
Conditionruin
Location
Rietburg
Rietburg
Coordinates49°16′40″N 8°04′48″E / 49.2776806°N 8.080028°E / 49.2776806; 8.080028
Height535 m above sea level (NN)
Site history
Built1200–1204
Garrison information
Occupantsministeriales

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 613-metre-high Blättersberg mountain.