Genovevaburg - Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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kaschper69
N 50° 19.615 E 007° 13.263
32U E 373378 N 5576493
[DE] Die Genovevaburg in Mayen.
[EN] The Genoveva castle in Mayen.
Waymark Code: WMRWV5
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 08/15/2016
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[DE] Eifeler Landschaftsmuseum durch Kurfürst Heinrich von Finstingen um 1280 erbaut. Sitz des kurtrierischen Amtmannes bis 1974. Zerstört 1689. Barocker Wiederaufbau unter Kurfürst J.H.v. Orsbeck. Sein Wappen am Torbogen. Museum und heutige Gestalt seit 1920.
[EN] Eifel countryside museum built by Elector Henry of Finstingen to 1280th Seat of kurtrierischen bailiff until 1974. Destroyed 1689. Baroque reconstruction under Elector J.H.v. Orsbeck. His coat of arms on the archway. Museum and present form since the 1920s.
Group that erected the marker: Town Mayen
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Mayen,
56727
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