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Burg Katz

Also known as Katz Castle

Burg Katz (Katz Castle) is a castle above St. Goarshausen on the right bank of the Middle Rhine in Germany, built around 1371 by Count William II of Katzenelnbogen. Facing Rheinfels Castle across the river, it helped the counts control the Rhine tolls, and its popular name 'Cat' contrasts with the nearby Burg Maus. Blown up in 1806, it was rebuilt in 1896–1898 and lies within the Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage Site.

Burg Katz
Image: Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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County of Katzenelnbogen

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Burg Katz. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/burg-katz
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“Burg Katz.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/burg-katz. Accessed .
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