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A coercion castle (german: Zwingburg) or coercive castle''Sources concerning the hospitallers of St John in the Netherlands: 14th-18th Centuries''
by J.M. Van Winter (ed.), Leiden: Brill, 1998, p. 795 was a heavily fortified,
SchlossMoritzburg1900.jpg, Moritzburg (Halle)
Koblenz, vormalige Alte Burg und heutiges Stadtarchiv.jpg, Alte Burg (Koblenz)
Zitadelle Petersberg Erfurt Eingang.jpg, Petersberg Citadel (Erfurt)
Passau veste oberhaus.jpg,
A coercion castle (german: Zwingburg) or coercive castleby J.M. Van Winter (ed.), Leiden: Brill, 1998, p. 795 was a heavily fortified,
medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
castle built to dominate the surrounding land. Such castles were built mainly in the High and Late Middle Ages
The Late Middle Ages or Late Medieval Period was the period of European history lasting from AD 1300 to 1500. The Late Middle Ages followed the High Middle Ages and preceded the onset of the early modern period (and in much of Europe, the Renai ...
in order to protect those territories
A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal.
In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...
in areas where the population was not assessed as being entirely loyal to the sovereign. Because of the poor infrastructure of medieval Europe, the construction of castles was one of the most important ways of exercising power, which is why it was governed by royal rights (known as regalia
Regalia is a Latin plurale tantum word that has different definitions. In one rare definition, it refers to the exclusive privileges of a sovereign. The word originally referred to the elaborate formal dress and dress accessories of a sovereig ...
). Examples of coercive castles are the Moritzburg in Halle, which was built in the late 15th century, and the Alte Burg in Koblenz.
Gallery
Veste Oberhaus
Veste Oberhaus is a fortress that was founded in 1219 and, for most of its time, served as the stronghold of the Bishop of Passau, Germany. It is currently the site of a museum, a youth hostel, and a restaurant, as well as an open-air theatre ...
(Passau)
Castello 500.JPG, Forte Spagnolo (L’Aquila, Italy)
Trieste-Castello di San Giusto-DSCF1463.JPG, Castello di San Giusto (Triest, Italy)
See also
*Counter castle
Counter-castles were built in the Middle Ages to counter the power of a hostile neighbour or as a siege castle, that is, a fortified base from which attacks could be launched on a nearby enemy castle.
Purpose
In castle science, and according t ...
* Zwingenburg
References
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