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Henfenfeld Castle
The Henfenfeld Castle, also called Pfinzing Castle, is a Höhenburg in Henfenfeld in the Landkreis Nürnberger Land, Germany, which was built around 1200 in the Late Middle Ages Seat of various Reichsministerialer, until it came into the possession of the Pfinzings von Henfenfeld in 1530. The buildings of the well-preserved estate, which has been privately owned again since 1983, have essentially retained their 16th-century appearance, while the landscaped garden is a nationally significant example of early 19th-century horticultural art. Burg Henfenfeld is not to be confused with the Pfinzing Castle in Feucht. History Feudalism Around 1200 the castle was built and was initially owned by the ministerial dynasty of the von Henfenfelds. In the late 14th and early 15th centuries, the castle changed hands frequently until it passed to the Herren von Egloffstein from 1405 to 1530. In 1530 Martin I Pfinzing acquired the castle. It thus passed into the possession of an ... [...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 charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Pfinzing
Paul may refer to: * Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer * Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church * Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire * Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general * Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist * Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary * Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer * Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals *Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia * Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people *Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk * Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Mau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
