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DonaCatalina · October 04, 2012, 05:23:28 AM

Zilkale is a castle located in the F?rt?na Valley in the Black Sea Region of Turkey.
map coordinates 40.9283, 40.95463
Not a lot of its history is known, but experts say that parts of it are Byzantine. After the Ottoman Empire 's conquest of the region under the name sonra'da Kale-i Zir the castle was used for military purposes.

DonaCatalina · October 05, 2012, 05:25:53 AM

Stare Selo Castle is in a village in Pustomyty Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
map coordinates 49.701944, 24.194722
The original timber structure was burned by the Turks in 1448. A more secure stone fort, intended to defend the Bârlad Road from Lviv to Romania, was built in Stare Selo in the 1580s.

DonaCatalina · October 06, 2012, 07:36:53 AM

The Château de Largoet, also known as the Tours d'Elven (Elven Towers), is in Elven, France.
map coordinates 47.725278, -2.618611
The castle is mentioned for the first time in 1020, belonging to the baron of Elven, Derrien I, but most of the present building was constructed between the 13th and 15th centuries.

DonaCatalina · October 08, 2012, 05:13:11 AM

Kardhiq Castle is a fortress located in Kardhiq, southern Albania.
map coordinates 40.124635, 20.029187
Built between the late 14th and the early 15th century by the Zenebishi family, it was restored by Ali Pasha in the early 19th century.

DonaCatalina · October 09, 2012, 05:11:57 AM

Kakavaberd, also known as Geghi Berd is a castle located upon a ridge overlooking the Azat River gorge at the Khosrov State Reserve in the Ararat Province of Armenia.
map coordinates 40.077223, 44.874429
The fortress was first mentioned by Hovhannes Draskhanakerttsi (John V the Historian) in the 9th-10th centuries in his History of Armenia as being controlled by the Armenian noble Bagratuni family. He wrote that in 924, after losing a battle at the island of Sevan, the commander and chief Beshir went on to attack the fortress of Kakavaberd.

DonaCatalina · October 10, 2012, 05:21:10 AM

The Hohenrechberg ruin is a castle in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.
map coordinates 48.755833 9.781944
A Ulrich von Rechenberg is named for the first time in records of 1179. He is probably the builder of the castle.

DonaCatalina · October 11, 2012, 05:21:38 AM

Rechberg is a castle in Carinthia, Austria.
map coordinates 46.527711, 14.576675
The castle was probably built in the 10th or 11th century.

DonaCatalina · October 12, 2012, 05:16:05 AM

Burg Gussing is a castle in southern Burgenland, Austria.
map coordinates 47.056667, 16.322778
Around 1157, a small wooden fort is said to have been built by Count Wolfer, and it is thought that the first occupants were the Benedictines. The chapel's name, "Our Holy Mary of Snow", is mentioned in documents dating back to this time, which would indicate that there was at least a crude abbey or monastery at the site. Ownership of the structure later passed to King Bela III, who reinforced the original wooden structure with stone walls.

DonaCatalina · October 15, 2012, 05:16:58 AM

Burg Schlaining is a castle located in Stadtschlaining in the Austrian state of Burgenland.
map coordinates 47.322222, 16.280278
The castle was built in 1271 as castrum Zloynuk mentioned in a deed of Premysl Otakar.

DonaCatalina · October 16, 2012, 05:37:49 AM

The Chateau de Merode, also known as the Kasteel Westerlo, is located in Westerlo, Belgium.
map coordinates 51.08399, 4.917347
The first castle on the site would date from 1066; but most of the current structure was built in the 13th and 14th centuries.

DonaCatalina · October 17, 2012, 05:19:55 AM

Erdödy Castle is the oldest surviving monument in Jastrebarsko, Croatia.
map coordinates 41.671574, 15.646794
The castle was built by Matthias Gereb between 1483rd and 1489.

DonaCatalina · October 18, 2012, 05:37:16 AM

Melnik Castle is in the dominant feature of the town of Melnik in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
map coordinates 50.350800, 14.473300
In the 5th and 6th century many Slavonic tribes lived here, and the tribe of Pšovans created its main settlement in M?lník. Saint Ludmila (the grandmother of the Saint Wenceslas), who married the Bohemian prince Bo?ivoj, belonged to this tribe. There was some sort of fortification on the site when Ludmilla lived there. The castle underwent much reconstruction over the years though core parts date back centuries.

DonaCatalina · October 19, 2012, 05:05:38 AM

Knabstrup Manor is a manor house located near Holbæk on the Danish island of Zealand.
map coordinates 55.6525, 11.5665
Originally fortified, Knabstrup is first mentioned in 1288 when it was confiscated from Niels Henriksen, a member of the Hvide dynasty, for his participation in the murder of Eric V in 1286. It has been heavily rebuilt since, with most traces of the moat obliterated in 1861.

DonaCatalina · October 22, 2012, 05:33:25 AM

Château de Guilleragues is a castle in the commune of Saint-Sulpice-de-Guilleragues in France.
map coordinates 44.625833, 0.05
Chateau de Guilleragues (pronunciation: [geeyerahg]) was built in many stages and went through many changes in its 800 year old history. The oldest parts and foundations date back to the 12th century. Little is known about the earliest dates and status of the structure back then. More obvious are parts built in the 13th and 14th century.

DonaCatalina · October 23, 2012, 05:26:55 AM

Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house, in the village of Dunster, Somerset, England.
map coordinates 51.1804, -3.4437
The castle lies on the top of a steep hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period. After the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century, William de Mohun constructed a timber castle on the site as part of the pacification of Somerset. During the early medieval period the sea reached the base of the hill, close to the mouth of the River Avill.