Legend · Trittenheim
The abbot and the empress's ghost
Johannes Trithemius of Trittenheim is said to have summoned the ghost of Mary of Burgundy for Emperor Maximilian I.
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Legends of the Moselle
Ghosts, emperors, black cats and a wine that heals: stories told along the Moselle for centuries.
Legend · Bernkastel-Kues
The wine that cured the archbishop
How the famous "Bernkasteler Doctor" vineyard got its name.
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Historical tradition · Neumagen-Dhron
The camp of Emperor Constantine
The Roman poet Ausonius called Neumagen "the famous camp of the divine Constantine".
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Legend · Zell (Mosel)
The Black Cat of Zell
A hissing cat on a wine barrel gave one of the best-known Moselle wines its name.
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Folk tale · Kröv
The Kröv "Bare Bottom"
A wine thief caught red-handed and a hearty punishment – the story behind a cheeky wine label.
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Myth · Trier
Trebeta, the legendary founder of Trier
A medieval legend makes Trier 1,300 years older than Rome.
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