Product description

Schreiber cardboard model kit for the realization of the Castle Eltz in the scale 1:160
Number of sheets: 17
Dimensions of the build model:
Length: 78cm
Width: 36cm
Height: 35cm
Level: 3

Eltz Castle

Eltz Castle is one of the few castles in the Eifel which were never captured or destroyed. It is situated at a link road between the Moselle, the Eifel and the fertile Maifeld. The castle is surrounded on three sides by the River Elzbach. It stands on a 70 metre-high elliptical rock spur and the ground plan of the castle fits the shape of the rock crag.
Eltz Castle was probably founded as far back as the 12th century. Rudolf von Eltz is considered to be the founder of the castle. In the middle of the 13th century the von Eltz family split up to form separate clans, and the three main branches were the Rübenach, the Kempenich and the Rodendorf families. Since the early 14th century, Eltz Castle has been a "Ganerbenburg" (a castle of joint heirs), in which the different branches of the family lived as a community of joint heirs. The residential towers of these families are still named after them. Eltz Castle is still owned by the family up to the present day.
The main part of the castle consists of about 40 metre-high tower houses, the so-called "dynasty houses". The oldest residential towers, the Platteltz House and the Kempenich House, are built in the Romanesque style. The Rübenach House consists of eight storeys and stands out due to the striking little turrets which have half-timbering on the sides pointing to the courtyard. The castle chapel, which juts out into the courtyard, was also built in this tower house. The Gross-Rodendorf House has a façade of red and white half-timbering on the side pointing towards the fields. The outer castle buildings were added in the 14th and 15th centuries. In the 19th century Count Karl zu Eltz had extensive restoration work carried out to the castle. In spite of the extreme care and consideration taken regarding the existing architecture, the restoration work cost about 8 million euros.
In the 17th and 18th centuries the family was extremely influential. In 1624 Hans Jakob zu Eltz was given the hereditary office of Field Marshall of Trier. At the same time this also made him the supreme commander of the Trier knighthood. More than sixty years later, the Prince Elector of Mainz, Philipp Karl zu Eltz, was considered to be the most powerful prince of the church north of the Alps.
Because of its situation and its architecture, Eltz Castle is an extremely popular place for excursions and for photographing. Eltz Castle has even appeared on the 500 DM banknote of the last but one DM banknote series and on a stamp from 1977. Eltz Castle was also the first place of interest to be mentioned on an autobahn signpost.

product details

Item-No.	SCH695
EAN	9783870296957
Manufacturer	Schreiber
Stock	1 Piece
Delivery time	3-4 Days
Weight	0.70 kg
Scale	1:160