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Andelska Hora Castle, originally called Engelsburg, is a castle located above the village of Andelska Hora, in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.
map coordinates 50.206389, 12.964167
It was founded at the turn of the 14th century, 1402, by Bores z Ryznburk, a noblemen from the Ryznburk family.

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Lihula is castle and manor house in the town of Lihula in Estonia.
map coordinates 58.694356, 23.838992
The castle of Lihula (German: Leal) was first mentioned in 1211, but it appears the site was used as a fortress since the Iron Age.

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The Château de Domeyrat is a castle of Auvergne, France.
map coordinates 45.251389, 3.501389
A first mention of the castle itself was in the inventory of Alphonse de Poitiers' vassals, done between 1250 and 1260.

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The Château de Saint-Ilpize is a ruined castle in the commune of Saint-Ilpize in France.
map coordinates 45.194444, 3.388333
The first recorded mention of a fortified construction is from 1030; the castle was modified in the 14th and 16th centuries.

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The Château d'Aulteribe is a castle located in Sermentizon, France.
map coordinates 45.775138, 3.498984
The castle was originally built at the end of the Fifteenth century; but was much altered in the Seventeenth.

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Burg Posterstein is a castle on a rocky outcrop above the right bank of the river in Posterstein in Germany.
map coordinates 50.863187, 12.252836
In 1143 a fortified castle or fort is recorded as occupied by a vassal of the Roman-German king Conrad III. There is some question whether the current castle is located on the same spot. But the construction definitely dates from before the thirteenth century.
The castle of today occasionally hosts a Ritterfest and is a museum.

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Burg Ochsenburg is in the community Zaberfeld, Germany.
map coordinates 49.074946, 8.895013
The original castle of the Lords of Ochsenberg was built in the 11th or 12th century and rebuilt again in the 14th. In the 16th century it was made over into a Renaissance mansion with only traces of its Medieval origin.

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The Spycker Castle and estate lie on the territory of the municipality of Glowe in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
map coordinates 54.556944 , 13.513611  
Spycker was first recorded in 1318. It belonged at that the to a Stralsund patrician family, the von Külpens. The castle retains its Medieval footprint but has recently been renovated into a hotel.

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In honor of my Daughter's birthday, we are going to Ireland.
Carlow Castle is located next to the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland.
map coordinates 52.836389, -6.935833
The castle was built between 1207 and 1213. Carlow Castle is thought to have been built by William de Marshal, Earl of Pembroke and Lord of Leinster.

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The castle of Valsinni is located in the town of Valsinni , Italy.
map coordinates 40.168091, 16.442028
The castle was built about the year 1000, probably on top of an older Lombard fortification.

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The castle of Sarmato is a large fortified complex located in the village of Sarmato, Italy.
map coordinates 45.060481, 9.490287
Perhaps founded by Sarmatian barbarians, certainly of garrison of the Lombards, Sarmato castle was built around the year one thousand.

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The Castle of Statto is a fortress located in the province of Piacenza, Italy.
map coordinates 44.909876, 9.585233
Statto owes its name to the Roman post station, located on the route that started at the castrum of Piacenza in Trebbia and guaranteed the connection with the sea. The 1296 is the first certain date in the history of the castle, as witnessed by the act of sale whereby the Casellasco Casellaschi sold it to Ottone Codognelli.

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Krimulda Castle is located just outside Sigulda, Sigulda municipality, Latvia.
map coordinates 57.170936, 24.832058
During the 13th century the left bank of the Gauja river was governed by the Order of the Brethren of the Sword, (later known as the Order of Livonia), while the territories on the right bank were under the domain of the Archbishop of Riga. Krimulda castle was built in 1255 on the edge of a high bank on the right side of Gauja near the Vikmeste castle mound and the village of Livs.

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Schuerelser Schlass, also called Château de Schorels, is located in Luxembourg.
map coordinates 49.830590, 5.881315
The earliest documentation of the castle was in 1292.

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Kasteel Rivieren is one of the five castles of the municipality Voerendaal, in The Netherlands.
map coordinates 50.897222, 5.924444
Rivers castle or chateau hunting grounds already mentioned in 1364, when it was founded by Catherine of Rivers, prioress of the monastery St. Gerlach of Houthem.