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Type of fortified tower
between a bergfried and a keep is that a bergfried was typically not designed for permanent habitation. The living quarters of a castle with a bergfried are
Bergfried
Castle in Nassau, Germany
half of the 14th century, the still-extant five-sided 33 m (108 ft) high bergfried (similar to a keep) was built. A second castle tower is mentioned in 1346
Nassau_Castle
Medieval castle in Hesse, Germany
concentric walls built in the 16th century and oval in shape, and the bergfried which is of Romanesque origin. Its character is still that of a fortress
Otzberg_Castle
Castle ruin
French soldiers finally destroyed the place. The surviving keep, or bergfried, was initially used as a prison, but was no longer fit for that purpose
Nürburg_Castle
Rock castle in Merzalben, Germany
work on Gräfenstein Castle. The central element of the site, with its bergfried and palas probably dates to the 12th century and thus goes back to the
Gräfenstein_Castle
Bischofstein Castle (German: Burg Bischofstein) is a castle by the Moselle in Germany. It sits between Moselkern and Hatzenport; these and the castle face
Bischofstein_Castle_(Germany)
Two-part defensive tower
Tower and the bergfried of Idstein Castle) and Oberwesel (the "Oxen Tower"). The Marksburg above Braubach am Rhein had a square bergfried to which was
Butter-churn_tower
Ruined castle in Lower Saxony, Germany
The Alte Burg is a ruined spur castle that only comprises half a bergfried and is located in the Lower Saxon district of Osterode in the Harz Mountains
Alte_Burg_(Osterode)
Castle in Lower Saxony, Germany
with its great perron on the park side, is a 19th-century addition. The bergfried is integrated as an element of the west wing into the main structure and
Wolfsburg_Castle
13th-century castle in the Czech Republic
Castle's current state is in ruins, though the lower portion of the original bergfried still remains today. The ruins are a protected cultural monument since
Talmberk_Castle
12th-century fortified castle in Bacharach, Germany
inner courtyard, in the centre of which was a round Romanesque keep (bergfried), with an outside wall 4 m thick. Water was supplied to the castle by
Stahleck_Castle
Hill castle built on a summit
13th-century Otzberg, which comprises a circular bergfried on a hill above the village of the same name. The bergfried is surrounded by concentric, oval-shaped
Hilltop_castle
Castle in Liechtenstein
Werdenberg-Sargans are presumed to have been the builders of the castle. The bergfried (the keep, built in the 12th century) and parts of the eastern side are
Vaduz_Castle
Castle in Braubach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
than as a residence for royal families. It has a striking example of a bergfried designed as a butter-churn tower. Of the 40 hill castles between Bingen
Marksburg
metre, square bergfried are vaulted. Access to the second floor is via a staircase in the wall. The building attached to the bergfried was built in 1989
Oberburg,_Kobern
Fortified tower built in the Middle Ages
with the occasional notable exception, such as the large, residential Bergfried at Eltville Castle. Several designs for new castles emerged that made
Keep
Castle ruins in Lörrach, Germany
modern. The Bergfried was a watchtower, a retreat for defense, and a prison tower. Along with the curtain wall and the neck ditch, the Bergfried formed the
Rötteln_Castle
Defensive structure used in fortifications
large towers are often the strongest point of the castle: the keep or the bergfried. As the gate is always a vulnerable point of a castle, towers may be built
Fortified_tower
Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the only castle in Germany with a triangular bergfried. The castle was built by Henry I of Isenburg around 1210 as Burg Gransioie
Grenzau_Castle
Stone castle in Germany
time destroying the upper part of the bergfried and the donjon. A mine passageway was driven into the bergfried, but there was no explosion. It is still
Brömserburg
the enceinte was reinforced with flanking towers and the late Gothic bergfried converted into the butter churn shape (similar to that in Idstein). In
Falkenstein_Castle_(Taunus)
(Wallburgen). The castle's features include the remains of a pentagonal bergfried. The Prümerburg is believed to have burned down in 1658. In 1337, Walter
Prümerburg
Medieval fortification
on a hilltop, or, on lower ground, a tall, free-standing tower (German Bergfried). The largest castles had well-defined inner and outer courts, but no
Motte-and-bailey_castle
Cultural heritage monument in Würzburg, Bavaria
Romanesque 13th century Bergfried (keep), the Renaissance well house from 1603 and the Marienkirche (or St Mary's Church). The Bergfried was originally known
Marienberg_Fortress
Castle in Bingen am Rhein, Germany
Valley in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. In the nineteenth century, the bergfried (similar to a keep) from the original medieval fortified castle was restored
Klopp_Castle
Castle in Germany
remains of the castle ruins include a 20-metre-high bergfried. From the platform of the pentangular bergfried there is a very good view of the surrounding area
Old_Wolfstein_Castle
Historical Landmark in Germany
first time to the hoechste thurn ("highest tower"), probably the old bergfried built when the castle was constructed. In 1414, the counts of Virneburg
Virneburg_Castle
Castle ruins in Bendorf, Germany
preserved, roughly 20-metre-high bergfried, which dominates the appearance of Sayn Castle. The construction period of the bergfried, whose walls are 2.4 metres
Sayn_Castle
Saarland Castle
valley. The ruins are dominated by a round bergfried and remnants of the outer curtain walls. The bergfried rises to approximately 20–21 metres and is
Veldenz_Castle
Austrian castle
earthquake (for example the east wall of the bergfried with its elevated entrance). In 1953 the bergfried was made safe by the Austrian Federal Monuments
Vilsegg_Castle
Castle in Hesse, Germany
ridge in the centre of the Old Town. Within the inner bailey, only the bergfried, the old district courthouse, the 15th century gatehouse and the palas
Idstein_Castle
Structure enclosing bells for ringing as part of building
from Middle High German bercfrit, 'protecting shelter' (cf. the cognate bergfried), combining the Proto-Germanic bergen, 'to protect', or bergaz, 'mountain
Belfry
Right: the neo-Romanesque castle chapel The Münz and central bergfried The central bergfried from the east The watchtower (interior) The south side of the
Salzburg_Castle
Castle in Eisenach, Germany
remained under cover, while others, especially outbuildings and the keep (bergfried), fell into complete disrepair, so that they later had to be replaced
Wartburg
Defensive obstacle
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Cheval_de_frise
Ruined hill castle in Ebersberg, East Hesse, Germany
the foreground Site information Type hill castle Code DE-HE Condition bergfried, enceinte Location Ebersburg Castle Location within Hesse Show map of
Ebersburg_Castle
Structure with height greater than width
house Twin towers (architecture) World's tallest structures Battery tower Bergfried Breaching tower Butter-churn tower Flanking tower Fortified tower Gate
Tower
pentagonal fortification with a mighty shield wall, into which a square bergfried with a garderobe has been integrated. The great hall (Palas) is decorated
Liebenzell_Castle
an outer and an inner ward that each had its own bergfried and palas. The smaller, northern bergfried, with a ground plan measuring 8.5 metres square,
Windeck_Castle_(Bühl)
Castle in Salzburg, Austria
castle itself was not mentioned until in 1253, the time when the keep (Bergfried) was erected. Held by the Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg, the fortress
Mauterndorf_Castle
Air defense towers used by Nazi Germany
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Flak_tower
Castle in Bissendorf, Germany
make it attractive for visitors. Ditch and bank system Remains of the bergfried and walls Reconstructed foundations of the chapel and chamber gate Old
Holter_Burg
Water castle in Bavaria, Germany
the high bergfried have survived. The four towers are capped by steeply pitched gable roofs. The gable walls are made of brick. The bergfried and East
Nassenfels_Castle
Defensive ditch surrounding a fortification or town
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Moat
around a rectangular 20-metre-high bergfried with an elevated entrance, 9 metres above ground level. The bergfried has a ground plan 6 x 6 metres in area
Leonrod_Castle
Fortified structure
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Casemate
Uppermost defensive platform of an ancient or medieval gateway, tower
ancient or medieval gateway, tower (such as the fighting platform on a bergfried) and breteche. The fighting platform is surrounded by a parapet, usually
Fighting_platform
Hill in Germany
region from any assault from the south. Originally it consisted of a bergfried with court, chapel and living quarters for servants. The castle was slighted
Drachenfels_(Siebengebirge)
Booby-trapped stake or spike
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Punji_stick
findet"). From 1968 to 1977 the 30-metre-high bergfried was renovated. Of the original castle, the bergfried and several walls surrounding the castle courtyard
Liebeneck_Castle
Roman legionary field fortification
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Sudis_(stake)
Outward structure of a fortification
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Bastion
Historic site
middle of it there was a bergfried or donjon, a round and tall defensive tower. There is not much left of the walls of the bergfried, built of roughly carved
Udbina_Castle
Strongly fortified enclosure at the heart of a medieval castle
family, e.g. the great hall, the palas, the tower house and the keep or bergfried. The castle well or cistern was usually found in the inner bailey, because
Inner_bailey
Palace in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
a younger sister of William the Silent of Orange. The tall tower, the bergfried, however was kept as a symbol of its history. The new castle was completed
Weikersheim_Palace
Central military fortification of a town
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Citadel
Castle in Germany
Guttenberg Oberotterbach The bergfried Site information Type hill castle, rock castle Code DE-RP Condition ruins; remains of the bergfried and curtain walls Location
Guttenberg Castle (Palatinate)
Guttenberg_Castle_(Palatinate)
Hilltop castle in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Bergfried known as Dicker Wilhelm (Fat William)
Neuenburg_Castle_(Freyburg)
Fortified yard in a medieval castle
important and prestigious buildings, such as the great hall and the keep or bergfried, were usually located in the inner bailey of the castle, sometimes called
Bailey_(castle)
Castle built on the side of a hill
this weak point is usually strongly protected by a shield wall or a Bergfried. Often a combination of these two passive defensive works were used. The
Hillside_castle
Rotatable weapon mount
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Gun_turret
Castle in Weida, Thuringia, Germany
state of Thuringia. Its 54-metre-high bergfried is the third highest and one of the oldest surviving bergfrieds in Germany. Above its second array of
Osterburg_(Weida)
Hill castle in Hesse, Germany
draft Castle view View from the Eastern bergfried Western bergfried and palas (residential building) Eastern bergfried seen from the inner ward Old Tilia Gärtner
Münzenberg_Castle
has an amygdaloidal ground plan. It has a three-storey, 20-metre-high bergfried, measuring 7.5 x 8 metres, with an elevated entrance at a height of 10 metres
Niederburg,_Kobern
Cage full of rock
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Gabion
Curtain wall which defends the only practical line of approach to a hill castle
flanked by two wall towers. In many cases the shield wall replaced the bergfried, for example in the ruined castle of Sporkenburg in the Westerwald forest
Shield_wall_(castle)
German castle
of the 13th century fortification, only the square Romanesque style bergfried is left. The remaining fortifications, an enceinte and an eight-metre-high
Langenau_Castle
Castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
by a staircase to the lower ward with its gateway and drawbridge. The bergfried occupied an area of 6.8 by 7.2 metres (22 by 24 ft). Its walls were 1
Falkenburg Castle (Palatinate)
Falkenburg_Castle_(Palatinate)
Iron Age type of settlement
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Oppidum
Defensive military storage fortification
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Bunker
Castle built into a natural cave
passes or important road links. For similar reasons, most of them had no bergfried or other towers, one exception is Loch Castle near Eichhofen in Bavaria
Cave_castle
Lichtenstein Pfarrweisach-Lichtenstein The ruins of North Castle with its bergfried and the Pfeilscharte tower Site information Type hill castle Code DE-BY
Lichtenstein Castle (Lower Franconia)
Lichtenstein_Castle_(Lower_Franconia)
Floor-opening between the supporting corbels of a battlement
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Machicolation
Type of Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure in Scotland
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Broch
Building in Klausen, Italy
with a stone staircase connecting the floors was installed between the bergfried and the residential building. The curtain wall was also restored and partially
Branzoll_Castle
Ruined hill castle
with walls measuring about nine by nine metres – probably the former bergfried – on a lofty site at the northeastern end of the castle rock. Estimate
Falkenstein Castle (Höllental)
Falkenstein_Castle_(Höllental)
Barbarossa, the Kaiserpfalz consisted of a three-storey palas with a mighty Bergfried in the middle. The main entrance was located in the Klever Tower to the
Kaiserpfalz_Kaiserswerth
Hill castle in Bavaria, Germany
bequeathed in advance of his death. The walls of the inner bailey with its bergfried-like main tower and large sections of the walls of the outer bailey go
Hohenfreyberg_Castle
Entrance of medieval castles
Germany Splügen Castle, Switzerland The bergfried of Jörgenberg Castle with its elevated entrance The bergfried of Freckleben Castle: the hinge stones
Elevated_entrance
wards to the north and west dating to the 14th and 15th centuries. The bergfried rose at or over the northwestern corner of the inner ward, but was completely
Werdenfels_Castle
Neuenburg Jaunrauna Ronneburg-Neuhof Jaunsaule Neu-Rahden Jaunsvirlauka Neu-Bergfried Jaunvāle Neu-Sackenhof Jēkabpils Jakobstadt Jelgava Mitau Jercēni Neu-Wolfahrt
List of German exonyms for places in Latvia
List_of_German_exonyms_for_places_in_Latvia
Medieval fortress in Lahnstein, Germany
castles of the time of the Hohenstaufen. The pentagonal shape of the bergfried is rare for castle towers. The castle became well known in Britain by
Lahneck_Castle
the reconstruction of the tithe barn and the repair and roofing of the bergfried. The horseshoe tower has been the meeting place for the University of
Lichtenberg Castle (Palatinate)
Lichtenberg_Castle_(Palatinate)
Roman term for a fortified military base
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Castra
Castle in eastern Germany
himself after the castle was first mentioned in a document of 1218. A bergfried with square footprint reminds of the medieval castle which was later transformed
Bieberstein_Castle
Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Wohldenberg Castle near Sillium, south of Holle (1) Wohldenberg Castle (2) Bergfried Oberburg, a tower near this castle Baroque St.-Hubert' s Church near Wohldenberg
Holle
Parapet in which gaps or indentations occur at intervals
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Battlement
Type of barbed wire
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Concertina_wire
sources tend to lean towards a date about 50 years later. The pentagonal bergfried and the massive shield wall in particular point to a construction date
Hohenecken_Castle
castle and its bergfried were finished. Several improvements continued until 1440 and, in the late 15th century, the height of the bergfried was raised.
Freistadt_Castle
Underground bunker
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Scallywag_bunker
Hill Castle
Kohren Castle, Bergfried
Kohren_Castle
Underground home
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Atomitat
Building in Kyburg, Switzerland
largest surviving medieval castle complexes in Switzerland, consisting of a bergfried and palas with additional residential and economic buildings and a chapel
Kyburg_(castle)
Wesenberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany). Of the original castle, only the bergfried tower and an adjacent part of the former ring wall survives. The castle
Wesenberg_Castle
Former Renaissance patrician house in Frankfurt's old town, destroyed in 1944
castle courtyard between the Fürsteneck and the tower (which served as a bergfried), containing stables. The Matthäus Merian plan of 1628 still hints at
Fürsteneck_House
Two castle ruins in Germany
triangular enceinte and a five-story bergfried or fighting tower that has been made accessible again. From the bergfried there is a clear view of the Niederburg
Castles_of_Manderscheid
German castle
was established within the castle in 1892. The Yburg is made up by the bergfried to the west, built around 1200, and the enceinte to the east, built in
Yburg_Castle
Local history museum in Germany
Düren und der Stadt Nideggen) was established in the fighting tower or bergfried. In the Second World War the tower was used by artillery units as an observation
Castle_Museum,_Nideggen
Temporary military facility
Barbican Bartizan Bastion Battery tower Battlement Bawn Bent entrance Bergfried Berm Boom Bretèche Bridge castle Bridge tower Burh Butter-churn tower
Fire_support_base
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places in North Yorkshire called Helmsley. The names are of different etymologies: the one near Rievaulx Abbey is from the Old English personal name Helm + Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’, whereas Upper Helmsley, near York, is from the Old English personal name Hemele + Old English ēg ‘island’, and had the form Hemelsey till at least the 14th century.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : nickname from Middle English daunten ‘to subdue’, ‘to tame’, ‘to intimidate’. The surname was taken to County Cork in Ireland in the 16th century.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Haniel, HANNIEL means "favored of God." In the bible, this is the name of a leader of the tribe of Asher. In Jewish lore, this is also the name of angel associated with the planet Venus.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Jasleena | ஜஸà¯à®²à¯€à®¨à®¾
Abode of fame
Boy/Male
Indian
Artistic
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Lovely; Delightful
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a brothelkeeper; originally a feminine form of Hollier.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Nakshatra
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Regarded
BERGFRIED
BERGFRIED
BERGFRIED
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BERGFRIED