Hill castle
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hill-castle-195-18241731
title:
Hill castle
text:
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
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description:
Castle built on a natural feature that stands above the surrounding terrain
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_castle
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date modified:
2024-01-11T01:35:36Z
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