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Courtyard of Burg Eltz, Germany

Subject
castles
Card type
Printed photo

About this subject

Monochrome view of the inner courtyard of Burg Eltz, a medieval German castle, with half-timbered upper stories, steep tiled roofs, turrets and tall chimneys rising above ivy-covered stone walls. An arched passage and small gabled outbuildings sit at the bottom of the narrow court.

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Postcard record

ConditionGood
Place depictedBurg Eltz
PublisherLeitermann & Jäger, Mainz
NotesWhite border around the image; monochrome collotype/halftone print. Handwritten annotation 'Court yard -' in ink along the lower border, not correspondence. Postmark: [illegible] circular cancel in blue-purple ink, upper right, text unreadable. Divided-back card; printed publisher imprint 'Leitermann & Jäger, Mainz' along the divider and card number 'M 038' at lower right. Pencil numbers '313' and '82' written on the address lines. No stamp present. Front is a white-bordered halftone view of Burg Eltz.

Cite this card

Courtyard of Burg Eltz, Germany, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/courtyard-of-burg-eltz-germany. Accessed October 5, 2026.