Hill castle
A hill 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: Examples of hill castles are Kriebstein Castle (spur castle), the Marksburg (hilltop castle), Ehrenfels Castle (hillside castle) and Schachenstein Castle (rock castle).
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Hill castle
A hill 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: Examples of hill castles are Kriebstein Castle (spur castle), the Marksburg (hilltop castle), Ehrenfels Castle (hillside castle) and Schachenstein Castle (rock castle).
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A hill castle is a castle buil ...... henstein Castle (rock castle).
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Een hoogteburcht is een op een ...... an het kasteel te bezichtigen.
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Eine Höhenburg ist eine auf ei ...... auch Flachlandburgen genannt).
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A hill castle is a castle buil ...... henstein Castle (rock castle).
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Een hoogteburcht is een op een ...... ekende lagere top van een berg
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Eine Höhenburg ist eine auf ei ...... auch Flachlandburgen genannt).
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Hill castle
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Höhenburg
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