A single-location designation that occurs several times in Germany and refers to a fortress that may no longer exist.
It owes its name to the castle complex that the German King Philip of Swabia (1177-1208) had built as his imperial seat. It is located on a former volcanic cone below the single vineyard Landskrone. The south-west to south-east facing vineyards at 80 to 200 metres Seehöheabove sea...
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Andreas Essl
Autor, Modena