German Castles, Ghosts & Royalty: Once Upon A Time In Germany... | Meet the Germans | DW Euromaxx
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- Germany has some pretty impressive castles - Neuschwanstein, Hohenzollern, Wartburg, to name a few. This week Rachel is visiting the fairytale location of Burg Eltz in southwest Germany. Join her as she checks in with German nobility, tracks down the resident ghost and finally finds out the difference between the words “Burg” and “Schloss”!
Rachel moved from the UK to Germany in 2016. As a relative newcomer she casts a fresh eye over German clichés and shares her experiences of settling into German life. Every two weeks she explores a new topic - from allotment gardens to money to language.
This time round, she’s looking into Germany’s castles and their long (and spooky) history. Have you visited any German castles?
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Have you visited any German castles?
Of course, in our small city, we have a Burg. I was often there and I work nearby
gone to school in one de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Ahaus had some rooms for the `Berufsschule´ and even kitchens
Schloss Neuschwanstein in 2015
Yes,... tour guide at Eltz castle. Your explenation about Agnes story was great.
I couldn't say it better during my tours.
Yes, and No :) I often visit the Eltz family castle or better said their beautiful baroque palace in the town of Vukovar on the Danube in Croatia :)) czcams.com/video/1j0C1jZN8HA/video.html
When you're on autipilot, start reading the English subtitles and it takes you 15 seconds to realise that you are German and the count speaks German.
was heist "the count"?
@@PatronusHelice the count(a title equivalent to 'the earl') = "der Graf"
Genau das ist mir auch passiert! Hahaha manchmal ist mein Kopf nicht so schnell, wie er könnte..
Ich verwende oft Untertitel, wenn ich englische Videos schaue, weil ich nicht immer alles verstehe, und manchmal fällt mir erst mitten in einem deutschen Video auf, dass ich Untertitel anhabe, obwohl ich sie gar nicht brauche😂
@@miriamredinger taste of your own medicine HA
It is always beautiful to see Rachel speaking, whether in English or German! Rachel you are sooo charismatic! I love your videos!
+1
I love the way she speaks too. I could listen to her all day 😂
@@fredericko9294 yea :o
Your editing style is soooo good!
Thank you so much!!
Omg right!!
she speaks perfect english and german. spot on!
I live 27 km away from Eltz Castle. I have visited the whole castle with a tour guide. its royal Architecture and associated history is fascinating. Truly a must visit. ♥️
Grimme-Preis für Rachel Stewart, bitte!
Can't argue with that... :D
We visited Burg Eltz a few years ago. The staff at the Burg were amazing! We had tickets for the last tour of the day and due to unforeseen traffic we were a bit behind schedule. We called and they made sure they would wait for us to make it. We literally ran along the winding path through the woods to the castle and were met with the spectacular sight of the castle in the evening glow. We made it right on time and they made sure we had some water as they knew we had been running. Veilen Danke!
Wow, I'm German and grew up with the Deutsche Mark, but I didn't know Burg Eltz was on the 500 DM. I never had a note higher than 100 DM.
TheSwedishRider 😂😂😂 same 🤣
The 1000, - DM notes and 500, - DM notes were used for larger payments; For example, buying a car or buying furniture before these payments by bank transfer or card payment became common. If, as a furniture retailer, you otherwise wanted a guaranteed payment without cash, the customer would have had to issue up to ten Eurocheques with a Eurocheque card number. :) www.muenzkontor.de/muenzkunde-numismatik/banknoten-nominale-deutsche-mark-dm-scheine#:~:text=Die%20Banknoten-Nominale%20der%20Deutschen%20Mark%20%28DM-Scheine%29%201%205,200%20DM-Schein%207%20500%20DM-Schein%208%201000%20DM-Banknote
@@manub.3847 I always wondered why the 1000 DM guy couldn't afford a better hairdo ...
The lady on the green 5DM note was quite a foxy looking babe...🤓
@@jamesbussey2911 i retained a 5 DM bill. Just because…
Fantastic story! I love being in Europe and seeing the castles, sometimes they appear “out of nowhere,” and that’s the beauty of it! We don’t have them in the USA...sad 😢
Au contraire, there's the Kentucky Castle in Versailles - that's Ver-sails, it not pronounced like the famous French palace. There's also Cinderella's Castle at both Disney Land and Disney World, Hogwarts Castle at Universal Studios Orlando, and a White Castle to be found all across the Midwest United States. Biltmore Estate is like an Überschloß, also.
@@renshiwu305 Snort.
It doesn't count as a castle, but this kinda looks like one. It's a couple blocks away from my house. Regular houses and 7-11s across the street from it. I didn't know it was there, so it was a rather jarring image the first time I saw it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_Street_Armory
Can u make a video about the Lakes in germany? There are just so many and a lot of history behind them and the nearby towns
Nice idea!
Yay to Schloss Burg in Solingen! I pass it every day on my way to work!
Thank you DW! I very much look forward to these uploads.
Love your editing. You are making solid gold out of everything you touch
Vielen dank! I really love Rachel and DW, and especially Euromaxx channel! 😊
This is my ancestors castle. My Grandma was an Eltz and had so many relics about the castle. I'd love to visit from the US once in my life.
@Divine Drift How interesting! You should definitely follow in your grandmother's footsteps. It is a beautiful place!
My grandfather is also an Eltz. My mothers lineage! I’ve got to visit the castle!
@@blookenbill94 it would be amazing to see in person. After growing up seeing all the eltz castle pictures and stuff at my gmas, it made me really want to visit lol
Fantastic, Brilliant, Bravo!!! ❤️ Rachel and this series! Well done DW!!! 👍👍👍👏👏👏
You shot the last bit in the midnight to give us eerie feel....wow...
Top-notch vid, fascinating content!
Thanks very much, Rachel!
Always love your content! The presentation is lovely and top notch..! Looking forward to visit Burg Eltz again.
Thank you :)
RachelStewart04 Yaaaaay! I got the reply from the legend herself!!! 😍😍
This was a fun watch, thanks DW!
Regarding the Ghost stories, there is one on Burg Rieneck, where they say the Duke had some sort of argument (I dont remember all the details) but for some reason had to kill his daughter. He refused but instead made a tiny chamber in the wall of the tower, put her in and closed the gap with stones again (way more brutal than murder imo). She is supposed to be the ghost of the castle, and some researchers did X-Ray the said wall and found Bones in there.
Spooky
This is amazing content for quarantine times.
Just discovered your excellent channel, Rachel and have throughly enjoyed all your contributions.
I visited Germany with my first wife, a German teacher and graduate of Gottingen University, in the early 1980s staying with friends in Bad Kreuznach. One day I hope to return: your posts have certainly provided the incentive. Thanks.
This is actually some good stuff.
Rachael, please think about a series showing the forest canopy walkways in Germany.
Burg Eltz is on our list of places to visit and want to do it before the tourist season is able to open back up in full swing! Great history and information before we go 😃
be there really early in the day .. it is packed later on
Finally !!! Was missing your Videos!
I love the way video is directed
thank u 4 pointing out difference between schloss & burg-burg being stone keep
Another great and very entertaining video!
Great video! Can you do a video on the "pfand" with jars and bottles in the supermarkets please? The world needs to hear about that.
I could have watched an hour of this honestly.
In this episode we call Ratchel "Burgfräulein" :-)
Rachel makes history fun!
I didn't expect a sort of scary ending given that all previous episodes of Meet the Germans are funny.
(No, I don't believe in ghosts but the vibe is creepy)
Sometimes the lack of a jump scare can be like a jump scare ...
Great videos! It's nice to get to know more about Germany
wow, i didn’t know we had this many castles. I mean I visited my fair share of castles throughout my childhood and my grandma even grew up in a castle but still. impressive.
very nice sharing indeed
I love those charming castles and the Versailles palace built by Ludwig II
Nice video :) Thank you~!
Wow! Interesting! Thanks!
This has to be my favorite Germany’s castles always fascinate me and the history behind them is just as interesting the Medieval times had to be my favorite era great video!
As always a brilliant observer!
Very interesting!
Really hope I can see those beautiful castles with my eyes. Maybe the COVID19 vaccine will allow me to get there. Stay safe. from South Korea.
Stay safe too. I like South Korea very much...After the Covid19 pandemic is over we'll exchange each other...I visit South Korea and you come over here...That would be nice 😀
Lol, I'm planning to visit both the countries. South Korea & Germany! 🙈
I also wish to drop by Turkey. 😁
You are so funny, and in a natural way (if you know what I mean - I'm not a native speaker of English). It's nice to watch and listen to you.
Thanks for taking us there during the current scenario 💤
The Rheinstein Castle is one of my favourite ones in Germany!
Das Celler Schloss - meine Heimatstadt bei den ersten Schlössern. Erstmal begeistert
If anyone asks me for my dream country, I would say Germany..😍😘
Same with me.....!! :-D Iam from Indonesia. I really really want to live Germany one day. All about Germany attracts me much! Now Iam still learning German language. Hope oneday, can go there..:-)
Mera bhi bhai
You guys obviously have not experienced the german weather, yet. :-)
I would like to move there just drink their wonderful beers and visit castles all the time! :)
@@lebetz9367 way to hot summers, foggy autumn, long and dark winters and a lot of rain in some regions.....so where is the problem?
Nice Video!
man lernt sogar als deutscher noch dazu - Top 👍👌
Can you make a video about *Art Music* in Germany? Because Germany has arguably the most influential composers of all time.
It feels awkard to see people recognize german music with rap or some other genres.
Schlager! Lol...
We definitely want to look at different aspects of music in Germany :)
Then you probably should try to get into German literature. Schopenhauer, Kant, Goethe, Mann, Heidegger.... Many of them will blow absolutely your mind, even if Heidegger is still associated with the Nazis, he was a great writer and mind.
Ömer Faruk Sabır great idea!!
That's true, even with modern music they've been very influential.
That shitty Deutschrap the kidd listen today is largely the fault of your turkish brothers who live here and think they grew up in the worst ghetto even though they've probably never heard a real gunshot in their entire life ...
Spoopy ending. Am fright :O
I have been there at burg eltz.. its so beautiful
Very nice
A bit of a different topic, but I liked it! :-)
I remember as a kid living in Werl (near Dortmund), we were on our way to a Scout Jamboree/Intercamp very far away, and our vehicles broke down. I think we were in Duisberg. With hours to wait, we looked around the town a little and the castle. I was so glad we broke down. On a school trip a year or two prior to that, we went to somewhere not too far from Werl which I seem to remember was called Altina/Altena Castle, though I've never been able to be sure.
Am I the only one who thinks that Rachel is so cheerful? she is kinda bring fun vibes
Best and detailed story about iltz
Ausgezeichnet!
Spooky AND informative. How often do you find that in CZcams??
The medieval castle of my hometown Coburg in North Bavaria is one of the most beautiful ones. It is called "Veste Coburg" or simply "The Festung" by the Coburgers.
Maybe you should also visit the Castle of Bensberg! (Next to Cologne)
I'll put it on my list, thanks!
You are very good at pronouncing german words mid sentence properly, warum schreibe ich englisch, Macht der Gewohnheit, wie immer lerne ich hier als Deutscher noch was über meine Kultur dazu!
Der Herr Graf von Eltz ist die einizige Art von Adel der ich mich noch verbunden fühle, die Art, die ihren Status zurückstellt und ihr Erbe und die Bedeutung für die Geschichte und die Bevölkerung voran stellt.
The Herr Graf von Eltz is the only kind of nobility to which I still feel connected, the kind that puts their status aside and puts their heritage and importance for history and the population first.
very nice!
The grounds belonging to the hospital contain about 335 acres, and front about 2000 feet on the West Fork River, opposite the town of Weston, and extend back to the north to a depth sufficient for this acreage. With the exception of the site on which the buildings are located, which extends back from the river about 800 feet, the land is very steep and entirely unsuitable for tillage. A very small portion of it is used for gardening, but in the main it is used for grazing.
It just took me to watch the video to become in love to meet the Germans!!! Awesome!!!!
Rachel is a mood😂
Love her videos
And two years after this video is on the internet, Burg Eltz is prominently featured in the new Marvel mini series Moon Knight on Disney+.
Wow it's soo cool that the eltz castle has stood for past 900 years. I wonder how many renovations would've taken place in this castle? Would love to know more about this castle...
It was much smaller back then, anyway. It has been enlarged over the centuries because it’s a Ganerben-Burg, a castle for several branches of a family. Each family owned a part of the castle and had it’s own family tower.
Ghost and Castle. Spooky... But still beautiful.
Schöne burgen! Just subscribed to your Channel!
Wtf? I'm watching this video at 2: 24 am!
I'm hella scared. How will this night pass!!?
Even the slightest sound is scaring the shit out of me! 😭
Ja, als Deutscher kann man sich das auch anschauen :O und ich liebe es...
I visited King Ludwig's castle in Bavaria, and I have pictures to prove it, when I was there in high school (80's) with a concert band. It was rather grand and magnificent with a royal feel to it. I was traveling through Europe with the band when our fearless band director got arrested in Prague, which was still communist at that time, for putting up posters advertising our concert times and places without communist party approval An ambassador from the American Embassy in Vienna had to be dispatched to Prague to get him out of jail in time for the concert. I was worried once we hit the barbed wire border crossing from Austria into then Czechoslovakia because my last name is Czech/Bohemian. The well armed soldiers questioned me for a while, I was almost 17 at the time, about my family and why they left. It was a bit unnerving for me at such a young age.
Wow, your pronunciation of "Bergfried" was impressing if not perfect!
Your German in generell! Finde ich gut! ;)
Das ist gut....heheh nice content
quite spooky :X
I live in the US & going to a castle is on my bucket list
I've been to Schloss Waldeck a couple of times. And I've met a Graf during work (he was a customer of ours.) He did have a snobby way around him, wouldn't even talk to anyone but our boss, until he took him down a notch.
We're not all like that! :(
Waldeck! Beautiful!
Ultracool Reportage!
Also Bundes+word appears in many important substantives, but dictionary is not quite clear about the meaning.
Good job. ☺️
Think of it as equivalent to "Federal" in American English.
Ich war in Kanada geboren, so jetzt muss ich English schreiben. Schloss Heidelberg --- (maybe it is a good opportunity to explain to viewers/potential tourists, the difference between Burg & Berg) --- should be special to Canadians, because a descendant from that line of Royalty was Prince Rupert, who tried to develop a life in Bohemia and got kicked out by the Catholics then went to reside in England and persuaded the King of England to invest in the French explorers that were refused investment by the King of France...long story, It is because of Prince Rupert (ultimately from the family from Schloss Heidelberg) that French and English developed exploration and business and settlement of Canada.
@mtlicq "Rupert the Cavalier" was also the first governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, founded in 1670.
The only castle I ever visited is Krak des Chevaliers.
Love her ❤️
I got scared when she suddenly changed her facial expressions and started talking about ghosts.
And would be great if you could try the Google Earth Studio next time for that intro animation.
wow i like your videos
I think the D-Mark (old german currency) is prettier than the Euro.
@Almerich !APO statt AfD! Hör auf deine blöden Ideologien hier zu verbreiten!
By the time we finally arrived at the castle, there were about 200 people lining up in front of us. so we turned back and walked back to the hotel. Have to get back there sometime.
Intrested to meet à germany guy
our german village in the north of germany at the north sea coast is 925 years old.
This presenter is very nice! Her German is super!
The White Ghost - inspiration for the Gray Lady in the Harry Potter series?
This is the greatest castle of all time.
The Weiße Frau is so old that there can't be defined where the legend came from, but it spreads over Russia and many others up to Japan. It suprisingly always include a woman that has been betrayed form her love or loose it just before the wedding.
Bro this reporter is so beautiful wth