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Tannenfels Castle (Palatinate)

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Tannenfels Castle (Burg Tannenfels) is a ruined hill castle of the motte and bailey type which stands at a height of above the village of Dannenfels on the Donnersberg hill in the county of Donnersbergkreis in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. [1]

17 relations: Burgmann, Castle chapel, Castle well, County of Katzenelnbogen, County of Nassau-Saarbrücken, Dannenfels, Donnersberg, Donnersbergkreis, Electoral Palatinate, Hill castle, Kirchheimbolanden, Motte-and-bailey castle, Palatine Peasants' War, Prebendary, Rhineland-Palatinate, Ruins, Vicar general.

Burgmann

From the 12th century in central Europe, a Burgmann (plural: Burgmannen or modern term Burgmänner, Latin: oppidanus, castrensus) was a knight ministeriales or member of the nobility who was obligated to guard and defend castles.

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Castle chapel

Castle chapels (Burgkapellen) in European architecture are chapels that were built within a castle.

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Castle well

A castle well was a water well built to supply drinking water to a castle.

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County of Katzenelnbogen

The County of Katzenelnbogen (named after Chatti Melibokus) was an immediate state of the Holy Roman Empire.

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County of Nassau-Saarbrücken

The County of Saarbrücken was an Imperial State in the Upper Lorraine region, with its capital at Saarbrücken.

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Dannenfels

Dannenfels is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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Donnersberg

The Donnersberg is the highest peak of the Palatinate (Pfalz) region of Germany.

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Donnersbergkreis

The Donnersbergkreis is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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Electoral Palatinate

The County Palatine of the Rhine (Pfalzgrafschaft bei Rhein), later the Electorate of the Palatinate (Kurfürstentum von der Pfalz) or simply Electoral Palatinate (Kurpfalz), was a territory in the Holy Roman Empire (specifically, a palatinate) administered by the Count Palatine of the Rhine.

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Hill castle

A hill castle is a castle built on a natural feature that stands above the surrounding terrain.

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Kirchheimbolanden

Kirchheimbolanden, the capital of Donnersbergkreis, is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, south-western Germany.

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Motte-and-bailey castle

A motte-and-bailey castle is a fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade.

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Palatine Peasants' War

The Palatine Peasants' War (pfälzische Bauernkrieg) was part of the general German Peasants' War on the Middle and Upper Rhine.

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Prebendary

tags--> A prebendary is a senior member of clergy, normally supported by the revenues from an estate or parish.

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Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) is one of the 16 states (Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Ruins

Ruins are the remains of human-made architecture: structures that were once intact have fallen, as time went by, into a state of partial or total disrepair, due to lack of maintenance or deliberate acts of destruction.

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Vicar general

A vicar general (previously, archdeacon) is the principal deputy of the bishop of a diocese for the exercise of administrative authority and possesses the title of local ordinary.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannenfels_Castle_(Palatinate)

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