After sailing by Rheindiebach and Lorch, the next little village we would encounter on our Viking River Cruise was Niederheimbach. And it is a very tiny little village but it has a castle and a fairy tale story. Literally.
It also has a church, the Parish Church of St. Mariae Himmelfahrt. Translated it means the church of Mary’s Ascension.
And it has a train station.
The castle, Burg Heimburg, dates to 1294. It was another casualty of the Nine Years War, but was rebuilt during the Romantic Era in the latter part of the nineteenth century. It is privately owned and not open to the public.
But scattered throughout Niederheimbach you will find cute little fairy tale figurines. Part of the Fairytale Hain.
Originally built in the 1930’s as part of a Fairy Tale Forest, they now are scattered throughout the village and represent such well know tales as Hansel and Gretle, Snow White and Cinderella, to name a few.
The village is a tourist attraction and has restaurants and hotels.
And it even has another castle, right down the river, Castle Sooneck, which I will share with you next time.
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