2005 Danube River Cruise

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DAY 6- October 27, 2005 – Miltenberg – Wurzburg in Germany
Disembark after breakfast for a tour of this old Franconian town and its pretty cobblestone lanes lined with gabled half-timbered houses. From Miltenberg, a motor coach will take you to the beautiful town of Wertheim where you will board the ship in time for lunch. This afternoon, tour Wurzburg. Visit the magnificent Prince Bishop’s Residenz Palace before returning to the ship later this afternoon in Lohr. This evening the ship departs for Karlstad for its overnight there
Miltenberg, Germany
The town of Miltenberg is not the first settlement on this location. The Romans, realizing the importance of this place on the Main River, established a fortification to house 500 foot soldiers and 2 cavalry brigades. This was destroyed by the Alemanians in about 240 A.D. but evolved through the Middle Ages to become a market town know as Wallhausen. During a conflict between the Archibishop of Mainz and the Rhenish Palgrave in 1235, Wallhousen was completely destroyed. The Castle Mildenberg provided refuge for the surviving inhabitants.
In the 12th Century Miltenberg became a toll-station belonging to the Electors of Mainz and in the 13th Century Mildenburg Castle was built on the slopes above the town. Miltenberg prospered as it was given the right to mint money and was granted the so-called “Stapelrecht, or Right of Stapling or Storage”. This meant that all passing merchants had to offer to sell their wares to the town for a period of 3 days. This gave employment to the towns-people as the goods had to be unloaded from the ships, stored in warehouses and then (if not sold) loaded onto the ships again. The 14th and 15th centuries brought prosperity to Miltenberg growing as a fortified town. After the people of Miltenberg found themselves on the losing side of the Peasants Revolt of 1525, fortunes turned. The Town was claimed by Gustav Adolf of Sweden during the 30 Years War and during the Napolianic era as part of the Leiningen principality. In less than a generation it was claimed by Baden, Hesse and Bavaria.

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