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Schelmentoren
The Schelmentoren in Heerlen is a Medieval Building that has served as a defendable living tower for the Here van Are (sometimes called the counts van Ahr-Hochstaden) and their successors. As part of the Landsfort Herle, it served as a prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, corre ... tower. It is believed to be built on command of Theoderich van Are. What is certain is that the building existed in the 12th century. Name Although now known as the Schelmentoren, it has had many names (Bickelstein (or Bickersteyntoren website)). In the year 1225 it was part of landsfort Herle (sometimes referred to as Castrum) See also * Pancratiuskerk References Defunct prisons in the Netherlands Towers in Limburg (Netherlands) Castles in South Limburg (Netherlands) Rijksmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schelmentoren
The Schelmentoren in Heerlen is a Medieval Building that has served as a defendable living tower for the Here van Are (sometimes called the counts van Ahr-Hochstaden) and their successors. As part of the Landsfort Herle, it served as a prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, corre ... tower. It is believed to be built on command of Theoderich van Are. What is certain is that the building existed in the 12th century. Name Although now known as the Schelmentoren, it has had many names (Bickelstein (or Bickersteyntoren website)). In the year 1225 it was part of landsfort Herle (sometimes referred to as Castrum) See also * Pancratiuskerk References Defunct prisons in the Netherlands Towers in Limburg (Netherlands) Castles in South Limburg (Netherlands) Rijksmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schelmentoren2
The Schelmentoren in Heerlen is a Medieval Building that has served as a defendable living tower for the Here van Are (sometimes called the counts van Ahr-Hochstaden) and their successors. As part of the Landsfort Herle, it served as a prison tower. It is believed to be built on command of Theoderich van Are. What is certain is that the building existed in the 12th century. Name Although now known as the Schelmentoren, it has had many names (Bickelstein (or Bickersteyntoren website)). In the year 1225 it was part of landsfort Herle (sometimes referred to as Castrum) See also * Pancratiuskerk References Defunct prisons in the Netherlands Towers in Limburg (Netherlands) Castles in South Limburg (Netherlands) Rijksmonuments in Heerlen {{Netherlands-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landsfort Herle
Landsfort Herle was a fortification with a moat in the centre of Heerlen, Netherlands (roughly the current Pancratiusplein). It was probably built by the counts of Ahr-Hochstaden (also referred to as Heren van Are)Heerlen.nl The name Landsfort (‘fort of the land’) was introduced in the 19th century, based on the fact that the fortification falls under the responsibility of the land. The fort can more accurately be classified as a so called fortress church (German language, German: ''Kirchenburg''); a (fortified) church surrounded by a curtain wall. Landsfort Herle appears to be the only ''Kirchenburg'' in the Netherlands (not to be confused with ''Wehrkirchen'' or fortified churches, which are more numerous, but lack the curtain wall). In the 13th century Heerlen and landsfort Herle, came into the possession of the Dukes of Brabant. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heerlen
Heerlen (; li, Heële ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the fourth municipality in the province of Limburg. Heerlen forms part of the city-region of Parkstad Limburg, an agglomeration with about 250,000 inhabitants and encompassing 8 municipalities. It is to the east of Maastricht and north of the German city of Aachen. After its early Roman beginnings and a modest medieval period, Heerlen became a centre for the coal mining industry in the Netherlands in the late 19th century. In the 20th century, architect Frits Peutz played a major role in shaping the city as we know it today. His most famous design, and a distinctive building in the city centre, is the so-called Glaspaleis (''Glass Palace''), listed as one of the world's thousand most architecturally important buildings of the 20th century. History A habitation from the Michelsberg culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pancratiuskerk
The Pancratiuskerk ( St. Pancras Church) is a Roman Catholic church in Heerlen in the Netherlands. History Although no written sources about the origin of the church are known, a comparative study (including among others Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek in Maastricht) concludes that building started in the first half of the 12th century. website However, since this study the age of both Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek and the church of Rolduc have been pushed back two centuries. It is suggested that the building of the Pancratiuskerk also started earlier, the 11th and possibly 10th century are most likely. It is believed that the building was commissioned by the counts of Ahr-Hochstaden in the Rhineland, then the lords of Heerlen. The current bell tower was built in 1394, and for the size of the church at that time was of a relatively heavy construction. The tower served as part of the defense mechanism for the Landsfort Herle. From 1632 till 1836 the Pancratiuskerk served as a share ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theoderich Van Are
Theoderich of Are (German language, German: ''Dietrich von Are'', Dutch language, Dutch: ''Dirk van Are''; 1087–1126) was the first count of Are (the area around Ahrweiler in present-day Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). Theoderich was a nephew of bishop Odo of Toul,''w:fr:Odon de Toul, Odon de Toul'' on French Wikipedia. who in 1065 bestowed on him Heerlen and Steinfeld Abbey. He was made count of Are by Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry IV. Theoderich probably built Are Castle in Altenahr. He also initiated the construction of the Pancratiuskerk in Heerlen, and possibly of the Schelmentoren in the same town, where he may have stayed. Theoderich had six sons, three of whom became part of the clergy. He was succeeded by his first son Lotharius van Are, Lotharius. His second son, Gerhard, was from 1124 to 1169 Provost (religion), provost of St. Cassius in Bonn (Bonn Minster), and from 1154 to 1160 provost of the Basilica of Saint Servatius, St. Servatius in Maa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern history, modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early Middle Ages, Early, High Middle Ages, High, and Late Middle Ages. Population decline, counterurbanisation, the collapse of centralized authority, invasions, and mass migrations of tribes, which had begun in late antiquity, continued into the Early Middle Ages. The large-scale movements of the Migration Period, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here Van Are
Here is an adverb that means "in, on, or at this place". It may also refer to: Software * Here Technologies, a mapping company * Here WeGo (formerly Here Maps), a mobile app and map website by Here Television * Here TV (formerly "here!"), a TV network * "Here" (2019), first episode of ''Green Eggs and Ham'' (TV series) Music * ''Here'' (Adrian Belew album), 1994 * ''Here'' (Alicia Keys album), 2016 * ''Here'' (Cal Tjader album), 1979 * ''Here'' (Edward Sharpe album), 2012 * ''Here'' (Idina Menzel album), 2004 * ''Here'' (Merzbow album), 2008 * ''Here'' (Nicolay album), 2006 * ''Here'' (Leo Sayer album), 1979 * ''Here'' (Teenage Fanclub album), 2016 * "Here" (Alessia Cara song), 2015 * "Here" (The Grace song), 2008 * "Here" (Rascal Flatts song), 2008 * "Here" (1954 song), song with music by Harold Grant and lyrics by Dorcas Cochran * " Here (In Your Arms)", 2006 song by Hellogoodbye * "Here", a 1971 song by America from their eponymous debut album * "Here", a 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correctional facility, lock-up, hoosegow or remand center, is a facility in which inmates (or prisoners) are confined against their will and usually denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state as punishment for various crimes. Prisons are most commonly used within a criminal justice system: people charged with crimes may be imprisoned until their trial; those pleading or being found guilty of crimes at trial may be sentenced to a specified period of imprisonment. In simplest terms, a prison can also be described as a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed. Prisons can also be used as a tool of political repression by authoritarian regimes. Their perceived opponents may be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
