Google Translation: The Kauzenburg is the ruins of a castle on the height Kauzenberg in Bad Kreuznach. Originally it was the residence of the County of Sponheim. The first castle was a project of Count Gottfried III. and John I of Sponheim in the years 1206 to 1230. In the following centuries, the shank portion of the castle was divided again. Also in the various wars, the Palatine war of conquest by Spaniards and Swedes or French regularly changed hands. In 1803, acquired the later ennobled as Baron Andreas von Recum Recum the ruins. Thus belonged to this manor Bangert. The large cellars and vaults of the ruined castle were cleared and a wine cellar. In 1881 the castle was on the hill above the Kautz Family Kreuznacher Puricelli and Graff. 1969 acquired the wine merchant Elmar Pieroth the land and improvements of Kauzenburg. He commissioned architect Gottfried Böhm in 1970 with a new building. The architect added the still visible ruins of the medieval walls with Cubist bays. For this purpose, a lot of metal, glass and the wine red color was used. The result is on the Kauzenberg overlooking Bad Kreuznach a hotel with restaurant and meeting rooms. Today's highlight is great gastronomic feast at the knight's table in the well-preserved historic vaults.
