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DonaCatalina · January 19, 2012, 05:45:23 AM

Hannoversch Munden is the German official name of a castle and town in Lower Saxony, Germany.
map coordinates 51.417918, 9.654160
The name of the castle and town was originally Munden though the castle is sometimes referred to as Welfenschloss. The place is first mentioned in the deed of donation of Gimundi to the abbey of Fulda (802). The current structure of the castle was built by Duke Eric I in 1501. In 1849 part was burnt down and never rebuilt.

DonaCatalina · January 20, 2012, 05:16:42 AM

Fonmon Castle is a fortified medieval castle near the village of Fonmon in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
map coordinates 51.4037, -3.3708
Since it was built by the St. John family of the Marcher Lords about 1200, it has only changed hands once.

DonaCatalina · January 21, 2012, 08:18:34 AM

Chester Castle is in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England.
map coordinates 53.185263, -2.892827
The castle was built in 1070 by Hugh, the first Earl of Chester. Only a fragment of the 11th-12th century castle survived an 18th century fire.

DonaCatalina · January 22, 2012, 03:58:41 PM

Gliwice Castle or the so-called Piast's Castle is in Gliwice, southern Poland.
map coordinates 50.292778, 18.665833
The Castle consists of a tower from 1322, which was originally part of the city walls, and an adjoining building which was probably an armory.

DonaCatalina · January 23, 2012, 05:47:17 AM

Bijapur Fort is located in the Bijapur city in Bijapur District of the Indian state of Karnataka.
map coordinates 16.8275, 75.7085
Bijapur fort has a plethora of historical monuments of architectural importance built during the rule of Adil Shahi dynasty, 1490 to 1686. The massive fortification has been filled with more modern buildings; but the exterior walls, central moated area and some contemporary structures remain.

DonaCatalina · January 24, 2012, 05:14:36 AM

Shush Castle is located in the ruins of the ancient city of Susa (Shush) in the Khuzestan Province of Iran.
map coordinates 32.190346, 48.246745
It was constructed by French archaeologist Jean-Marie Jacques de Morgan in the late 1890s. The structure was built by local craftsmen with bricks taken from two other archaeological sites, the Achaemenid Darius/Dariush castle and the Elamite Choqazanbil ziggurat. It is an example of the pre-scientific era of archaeology, when explorers mutilated or destroyed sites in the process of examining them.

DonaCatalina · January 25, 2012, 05:23:44 AM

Quoile Castle is a castle situated 1.5 miles from Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland.
map coordinates 54.349847, -5.699422
Quoile was apparently built in the sixteenth century though no record of its exact build date has been found. In 1986, seven silver sixpence pieces dating from the time of Elizabeth I were found at the castle. The Quoile Countryside Center welcomes visitors to the castle.

DonaCatalina · January 26, 2012, 05:24:31 AM

The castle of Lucera is a castle located in the municipality of Lucera, in the province of Foggia, southern Italy,
map coordinates 41.509284, 15.322881
The castle was built in 1233 by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor on the foundations of a Romanic cathedral. The walls were added later (between 1269 and 1283) by Charles I of Anjou.

DonaCatalina · January 27, 2012, 05:28:35 AM

Kasteel Renesse is a castle located in the village of Oostmalle (Malle), in the Campine region of Belgium.
map coordinates 51.3005, 4.728
Willem van Berchem, who himself lived at Wommelgem, built a castle at Oostmalle between 1431 and 1464.

DonaCatalina · January 27, 2012, 05:29:39 AM

Kasteel Renesse is a castle located in the village of Oostmalle (Malle), in the Campine region of Belgium.
map coordinates 51.3005, 4.728
Willem van Berchem, who himself lived at Wommelgem, built a castle at Oostmalle between 1431 and 1464.

DonaCatalina · January 28, 2012, 09:12:09 AM

Château de Villers-sur-Lesse is a castle in Belgium.
map coordinates 50.154107, 5.112420
The earliest documentation of the castle is in 1316, though it may have be=uilt some years before that.

DonaCatalina · January 30, 2012, 05:12:08 AM

Castello Monte Sant'Angelo is located in Monte Sant'Angelo, Italy.
map coordinates 41.707693, 15.952791
The Castle has bastions of different ages. The most ancient part, called Torre dei Giganti ("Giants' Tower") is a pentagonal tower 18 m-high, with walls 3.7 m thick. The first news on its history dates back to 979. Later owners added more towers and walls through the 15th century.

DonaCatalina · January 31, 2012, 05:21:58 AM

Zvecaj was fortified town and castle in medieval Bosnia.
map coordinates 44.671301, 17.159011
Zvecaj is first mentioned in 1404 as an estate Hrvoje Vukcica Hrvatinica. There the duke Vukcic Hrvatinic entered into an agreement with Dubrovnik against the Bosnian king Stjepan Ostoja.

DonaCatalina · February 01, 2012, 05:19:37 AM

Ilok Castle is a castle in Ilok, eastern Croatia.
map coordinates 45.224038, 19.375361
The first fortifications on the site were called Cuccium by the Romans. The most famous owner of Ilok was Nikola Ilo?ki (1410 - 1477), a powerful Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and claimant to the throne. He rebuilt the fortress walls about 1401 and fortified the city center.

DonaCatalina · February 02, 2012, 05:41:35 AM

Rychmberk Castle stood in the village Liberk, Czech Republic.
map coordinates 50.199179, 16.341327
The first mention of the castle is from 1310 , when it was owned by William of Rychmberka. It was probably built by him or his father. All that remains now is a single tower beside the church and parts of the protective ditch.

Rychmburk is a castle in Predhradi, Czech Republic.
map coordinates 49.835878, 16.043018
Originally built in the 13th century, Rychmburk was rebuilt into its current form between 1530 and 1540.