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Blieskastel is a town inside the Saarpfalz district, in Saarland, Germany that's divided into villages, one among the most important being Wolfersheim. It is situated at the river Blies, approximately 10 kilometres southwest of Homburg, 8 km west of Zweibrucken, and 20 km east of Saarbrucken. The former citadel of Blieskastel turned into the seat of the Counts of Blieskastel, whose line died out in 1237. The daughter of the ultimate count number, Elisabeth, donated the monastery Grafinthal in Grafinthal in 1234. Castle and lordship came into ownership of the Counts of Salm, then in 1284 of Bishop Burkhard of Metz, who relocated there from Finstingen. After 1337 Blieskastel belonged to the Electorate of Trier.

The counts of Veldenz are also counted a few of the officers of Trier. In 1440, the Elector of Trier, Jakob I, grew to become over 1/2 of the county and the "Hungericht" to the knight Friedrich von Loewenstein. In 1522 the citadel turned into destroyed via Franz von Sickingen in his feud with the Elector of Trier. In 1553 the guideline of Blieskastel was pledged to the counts of County of Nassau-Saarbrücken. In the Thirty Years' War Blieskastel become depopulated.

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