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Schlüsselberg Castle
Schlüsselberg Castle () was a high medieval, aristocratic castle in the Franconian region of Germany. Its ruins lie on a hill above the ''Pulvermühle'', a southern town quarter of Waischenfeld in the Upper Franconian county of Landkreis Bayreuth, Bayreuth in Bavaria. The ''burgstall'' of the castle is freely accessible. Location The castle site is located within the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park on the Schlüsselberg, a hill also called the ''Galgenberg'' ("gallows hill"), in the valley of the Wiesent (Regnitz), Wiesent. The rocky spur on which the castle stood had the shape of a key (''Schlüssel''), so perhaps the castle was named after the local landmark. Immediately above the mill of ''Pulvermühle'' ("Powder Mill"), which used to be known as the ''Schlüsselmühle'' ("Schlüssel Mill"), can be seen the rocks and the site or ''burgstall'' of the former spur castle at a height of . The easiest way to reach the old castle is from the eastern side of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hill Castle
A hill castle or mountain castle is a castle built on a natural feature that stands above the surrounding terrain. It is a term derived from the German ''Höhenburg'' used in categorising castle sites by their topographical location. Hill castles are thus distinguished from lowland castles (''Niederungsburgen''). Hill castles may be further subdivided depending on their situation into the following: * Hilltop castle (''Gipfelburg''), that stands on the summit of a hill with steep drops on all sides. A special type is the rock castle or ''Felsenburg''. * Ridge castle (''Kammburg''), that is built on the crest of a ridge. * Hillside castle (''Hangburg''), that is built on the side of a hill and thus is dominated by rising ground on one side. * Spur castle (''Spornburg''), that is built on a hill spur surrounded by steep terrain on three sides and thus only needs to be defended on the one remaining side. When in the 10th and 11th centuries castles lost their pure fortress character a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgstall
A ''burgstall'' is a German term referring to a castle of which so little is left that its appearance cannot effectively be reconstructed.''Burgstall'' in the ''Adelung'' at lexika.digitale-sammlungen.de It has no direct equivalent in English, but may be loosely translated as "castle site". Variations in the literature include ''Burgstelle'', ''Altburgstelle'', ''die Burgställe'' (plural), ''Burgstähl'' (archaic) or ''abgegangene Burg'' ("lost castle"). In German castle studies, a ''burgstall'' is a castle that has effectively been levelled, whereas a "ruin" (''Ruine'') still has recognisable remnants of the original castle above the level of the ground. Definitions The word ''burgstall'' is of medieval origin and comes from ''Burg'' = "castle" and ''Stelle'' = "pla ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hill Castles
A hill castle or mountain castle is a castle built on a natural feature that stands above the surrounding terrain. It is a term derived from the German ''Höhenburg'' used in categorising castle sites by their topographical location. Hill castles are thus distinguished from lowland castles (''Niederungsburgen''). Hill castles may be further subdivided depending on their situation into the following: * Hilltop castle (''Gipfelburg''), that stands on the summit of a hill with steep drops on all sides. A special type is the rock castle or ''Felsenburg''. * Ridge castle (''Kammburg''), that is built on the crest of a ridge. * Hillside castle (''Hangburg''), that is built on the side of a hill and thus is dominated by rising ground on one side. * Spur castle (''Spornburg''), that is built on a hill spur surrounded by steep terrain on three sides and thus only needs to be defended on the one remaining side. When in the 10th and 11th centuries castles lost their pure fortress characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabeneck Castle
Rabeneck Castle () is a former high mediaeval aristocratic castle which stands high above the valley of the Wiesent (Regnitz), Wiesent in the Upper Franconian district of Landkreis Bayreuth, Bayreuth in the German state of Bavaria. The castle is open to the public; however, there is an entrance fee. Location The hill castle is located within the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park on a rocky hill spur at a height of about 415 metres above the valley of the Wiesent (Regnitz), River Wiesent in the region of Franconian Switzerland, about three kilometres south-southwest of Waischenfeld. Nearby are the ruins of Waischenfeld Castle and, to the east, Rabenstein Castle (Upper Franconia), Rabenstein Castle, which was probably the family seat of the Rabenecks, who belonged to the family of ministeriales the House of Rabenstein. Further up the Wiesent valley on the gallows hill (''Galgenberg'') above the powder mill stood Schlüsselberg Castle, the ancestral castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alte Veste
The Battle of the Alte Veste was a significant battle of the Thirty Years' War in which Gustavus Adolphus' attacking forces were defeated by Albrecht von Wallenstein, Wallenstein's entrenched troops. Background In the late summer of 1632 the army of Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus met Albrecht von Wallenstein near Nürnberg. The earlier successes of Gustavus Adolphus over General Tilly, particularly at Breitenfeld, followed by Tilly's death during the Battle of Rain, forced Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II to recall Albrecht von Wallenstein into military service from retirement. Wallenstein was unmatched in his ability to raise troops, and within a few weeks he took to the field with a fresh army. The Imperial Army's ranks swelled as Wallenstein moved to stop the Swedes' advance at Nuremberg. Repeatedly, Gustavus formed for battle and challenged Wallenstein to come out of his fortified camp, but was refused. As the supply situation continued to worsen, the impetuous K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgställe
A ''burgstall'' is a German term referring to a castle of which so little is left that its appearance cannot effectively be reconstructed.''Burgstall'' in the ''Adelung'' at lexika.digitale-sammlungen.de It has no direct equivalent in English, but may be loosely translated as "castle site". Variations in the literature include ''Burgstelle'', ''Altburgstelle'', ''die Burgställe'' (plural), ''Burgstähl'' (archaic) or ''abgegangene Burg'' ("lost castle"). In German castle studies, a ''burgstall'' is a castle that has effectively been levelled, whereas a "ruin" (''Ruine'') still has recognisable remnants of the original castle above the level of the ground. Definitions The word ''burgstall'' is of medieval origin and comes from ''Burg'' = "castle" and ''Stelle'' = "pla ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabenstein Castle (Oberfranken)
Rabenstein Castle may refer to: In Austria: * Rabenstein Castle (Carinthia), castle ruins near Sankt Paul im Lavanttal * Rabenstein Castle (Lower Austria), castle ruins in Rabenstein an der Pielach * Rabenstein Castle (Styria), a castle in Frohnleiten * Rabenstein Castle (Tyrol), castle ruins in Virgen In the Czech Republic: * Rabenštejn Castle (), a castle in Vrbno pod Pradědem In Germany: * Rabenstein Castle (Upper Franconia), a castle in Ahorntal, Bavaria * Rabenstein Castle (Brandenburg), a castle in Rabenstein/Fläming in the Potsdam-Mittelmark District * Rabenstein Castle (Riedenburg), castle ruins in Riedenburg, Bavaria * Rabenstein Castle (Rhön), castle ruins in the Rhön Mountains * Rabenstein Castle (Saxony), a castle in the Chemnitz suburb of Rabenstein * Rabenstein Castle (Wirsberg), castle ruins in Wirsberg, Bavaria See also * Rabenstein * Rabenstein an der Pielach Rabenstein an der Pielach is a municipality in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land in Lower Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waischenfeld Castle
Waischenfeld Castle () is a ruined rock castle on a rocky plateau a few metres west of the town of Waischenfeld in the province of Upper Franconia in the German state of Bavaria. History The first clues to a castle in the village of Waischenfeld date to 1079, when ''Wirint von Waischenfeld'' was mentioned in the records as a member of an important noble family in the area of the middle Wiesent (Regnitz), Wiesent. The Waischenfelds were related to the dynastic family of the lords of House of Aufseß, Aufseß. The hill castle was first recorded in 1122 as ''Urbs''. Following the death of Ulrich of Waischenfeld, the last in the Waischenfeld family line, in 1216 the castle and lordship of Waischenfeld went to Eberhard III of House of Schlüsselberg, Greifenstein, who built a new fortress south of Waischenfeld, Schlüsselberg Castle. After the death of Conrad II of Schlüsselberg, the castle and town of Waischenfeld went in 1348 into the hands of the Bishopric of Bamberg. In 1430 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiesent (Regnitz)
Wiesent is a river located in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right tributary of the river Regnitz. It is the main river of the Franconian Switzerland region, rising near the village Stadelhofen, Steinfeld. It flows through the towns Hollfeld, Muggendorf (Wiesenttal), Muggendorf and Ebermannstadt, and joins the Regnitz in Forchheim. See also *List of rivers of Bavaria References Rivers of Bavaria Rivers of Germany {{Bavaria-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park
Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park () is a nature park in North Bavaria. The nature park was established in 1995 and it covers an area that is almost coextensive with the natural region major unit of Northern Franconian Jura, the park being slightly larger. With an area of it is the second largest nature park in Bavaria after the Altmühl Valley Nature Park. The park's sponsors are the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park Society (''Verein Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz-Veldensteiner Forst''), founded in 1968, with its head office in Pottenstein. The park covers much of the regions of Franconian Switzerland and the Veldenstein Forest from which it derives its name. File:Kremmeldorf Maintal 6117039.jpg, Cultural landscape File:Festung Rothenberg mit Schnaittach 03092016.jpg, Festung Rothenberg File:Burgstall Spies02.jpg, File:2016 Felsgruppe Alte Küche 01.jpg, File:Burglesauer-Tal-5164068-PS.jpg, File:474R087 - Druidenhain 2.jpg, Drui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bavaria
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total land area of Germany, and with over 13.08 million inhabitants, it is the list of German states by population, second most populous German state, behind only North Rhine-Westphalia; however, due to its large land area, its population density is list of German states by population density, below the German average. Major cities include Munich (its capital and List of cities in Bavaria by population, largest city, which is also the list of cities in Germany by population, third largest city in Germany), Nuremberg, and Augsburg. The history of Bavaria includes its earliest settlement by Iron Age Celts, Celtic tribes, followed by the conquests of the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC, when the territory was incorporated into the provinces of Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
