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Château De Lœwenstein
The Château de Lœwenstein is a ruined castle in the ''Communes of France, commune'' of Wingen, Bas-Rhin, Wingen in the Bas-Rhin ''Departments of France, département'' in Alsace, France. It is dated to the 12th century and was destroyed in 1387. History The castle is also known as ''Lindenschmidt''. It was built for the lords of Château du Fleckenstein, Fleckenstein and in 1283 it became a Fee (feudal tenure), fief of the Holy Roman Empire. It was a lair of brigands at the end of the 14th century. The castle is divided into two parts which, at some time in its history, belonged to different lords. It has been listed since 1898 as a ''monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture. References External links * Buildings and structures completed in the 12th century Ruined castles in Bas-Rhin Rock castles {{France-castle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loewenstein
Lowenstein or Loewenstein (german: Löwenstein, link=no) may refer to: * Lowenstein (surname), including a list of people with the name * Löwenstein, a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. * Löwenstein-Wertheim, former state of the Holy Roman Empire * Alfred Lowenstein, Investor, Financer * Loewenstein Peak, an ice-free peak located in the Cruzen Range of Victoria Land * 23298 Loewenstein, a minor planet See also * Levenstein, a surname * Lewenstein, a surname * Lowenstein Sandler, a New Jersey law firm * Löwenstein–Jensen medium, a growth medium more commonly known as LJ medium * Loewenstein's blue, a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae * Loewenstein and Sons Hardware Building, a historic commercial structure located at Charleston, West Virginia. {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; from a ''pleasance'' which was a walled-in residence for nobility, but not adequately fortified; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Use of the term has varied over time and has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th-20th century homes built to resemble castles. Over the approximately 900 years when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
