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Friedensburg Castle
Friedensburg Castle (german: Schloss Friedensburg) is an early 16th-century castle overlooking the valley of the Sormitz at Leutenberg in southeast Thuringia, Germany. It was formerly the residence of the Counts of Schwarzburg-Leutenberg and today is a dermatological medical facility. History In the 9th century CE, Slav tribes built a hill fort on the site of the castle to take refuge from the Sorbs to the east. There is evidence of a medieval fort beginning in the 14th century. It was the seat of the Ministeriales of Lutenberg (Leutenberg), who are first mentioned in 1187. The Counts of Schwarzburg were lords of the castle by 1326 and from 1363 to 1564 it was the residence of the cadet line of Schwarzburg-Leutenberg, after which it became the dowager house for the main line, whose seat was in Rudolstadt.Luise Grundmann, ''Saalfeld und das Thüringer Schiefergebirge: eine landeskundliche Bestandsaufnahme im Raum Saalfeld, Leutenberg und Lauenstein'', Landschaften in Deu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergfried Schloss Friedensburg Leutenberg
''Bergfried'' (plural: ''bergfriede''; English: ''belfry''; French: ''tour-beffroi''; Spanish: ''torre del homenaje'') is a tall tower that is typically found in castles of the Middle Ages in German language, German-speaking countries and in countries under German influence. Friar describes it as a "free-standing, fighting-tower".Friar (2003), p 36. Its defensive function is to some extent similar to that of a keep (also known as a ''donjon'') in English or French castles. However, the characteristic difference between a bergfried and a keep is that a bergfried was typically not designed for permanent habitation. Overview The living quarters of a castle with a bergfried are separate, often in a lower tower or an adjacent building called a ''palas'' (an English-style keep combines both functions of habitation and defence.) Consequently, a bergfried could be built as a tall slender tower with little internal room, few vault (architecture), vaults and few if any windows. The bergfr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
