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10/11/2013 at 10:18 AM #12692
Hodejov Castle ruins look down on a village of the same name in Slovakia.map coordinates 48.298989, 19.983638The first written mention of the castle as Hodejov is in 1281, referring to an armed insurrection that involved King Ladislaus IV. A church now stands at the base of castle hill where the perimeter wall remains can be seen, although the hill is heavily overgrown. Other remnants of the castle can be found on the upper parts of the hill as well.
10/14/2013 at 10:28 AM #12693The castle Fuencubierta is located in the province of Jaen, Spain.map coordinates 37.779013, -4.058691Although the site shows evidence of occupation from pre-Roman times, the current castle was probably built in the fourteenth century. At one time there must have been a village as well, since it appears in a list of churches in the diocese of Córdoba, dating from 1260.
10/16/2013 at 10:14 AM #12694Iznalloz Castle, also referred to as Almendros, is located in the upper part of the town of Iznalloz, Spain.map coordinates 37.393009, -3.530646The remains of the Tenth century castle were built on top of an early Arabic, or Roman fortress. Some of the outer perimter walls remain along the river and have been incorporated in buildings erected since 1994.
10/17/2013 at 10:12 AM #12695Bottstein is a castle in a tiny village in Switzerland.map coordinates 47.555105, 8.224656The noble family "Freie von Böttstein" is recorded as living in the castle in the 11th through 13th centuries. Very likely it was built by the earliest members of the family. In 1615 the castle underwent some renovations and lost most of its defensive nature.The castle and the castle chapel are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[img width=600 height=450]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Schloss_B%C3%B6ttstein_Innenhof.JPG[/img][img width=600 height=450]http://www.burgenseite.ch/Aargau/Schloss%20B%C3%B6ttstein%20%20%281%29.JPG[/img]
10/23/2013 at 10:41 AM #12696Or should I say Castles?Frohberg Engenstein and Schalberg are ruined castles that are the furthest links in a line from the town of Aesh, Switzerland.Frohberg map coordinates 47.467740, 7.562194Schalberg map coordinates 47.464658, 7.568345Engenstein map coordinates 47.462990, 7.571749The first documented evidence of Frohberg was in 1292 with the entry of Conrad I Schaler "de Vroberg". This likely puts the build date in the twelfth or thirteenth century. Schalberg was documented as early as 1050; with Engenstein being more contemporary with Frohberg. In the 14th century, the whole area went along with the castle ruins to the Counts of Thierstein.Frohberg[img width=600 height=450]http://www.burgenseite.ch/Basel%20Land/Ruine%20Froberg,%20Schadberg%20engestein.JPG[/img]Schalberg[img width=600 height=450]http://www.burgenseite.ch/Basel%20Land/Ruine%20Schalberg%20%283%29.JPG[/img]Engenstein[img width=600 height=450]http://www.burgenseite.ch/Basel%20Land/Ruine%20Engenstein%20%282%29.JPG[/img][img width=450 height=600]http://www.burgenseite.ch/Basel%20Land/Ruine%20Engenstein%20%281%29.JPG[/img]
10/24/2013 at 10:20 AM #12697Ekenas Castle is a castle located outside Linkoping in South-East Sweden.map coordinates 58.382, 15.946The Fourteenth Century Fortress was heavily rebuilt in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The older parts consist of foundations and cellars now.[img width=600 height=378]http://www.osterviking.se/3D_Ekenas_2008.JPG[/img][img width=600 height=450]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_j6Mdm8Zk3T0/TOK0Pfv8_TI/AAAAAAAAANY/qXBEMuN_bGI/s1600/eken%25C3%25A4s3.JPG[/img][img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jWi8f8HGHyo/SCdTLdrz-HI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/VM63eXxAD5Q/s400/SL380777.JPG[/img][img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AuXgPbadokE/T7AC5unx5cI/AAAAAAAACsw/6LJ46kGekRI/s400/Eken%C3%A4s+slott,+E-h+o+Lennart+10+%C3%A5r+120514+2012-05-13+14-31-32.JPG[/img]
10/25/2013 at 10:14 AM #12698Yumbulagang is an ancient fortified palace in the Yarlung Valley, in the South of Tibet, People's Republic of China.map coordinates 29.142512, 91.802601According to a legend of followers of the Bon religion, Yumbulagang was erected in the second century B.C. for the first Tibetan king Nyatri Tsenpo. The castle is divided into front and back parts. The front is a 3 story building while the back has a tall tower.
10/29/2013 at 10:15 AM #12699Gomarn Castle is located in on a rocky head on the west side of the old walled city of St. Leonhard, Austria.map coordinates 46.963611, 14.787778 The oldest parts of the castle date back to the 12th century. Outer ramparts and other additions were made in the 14th century.[img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lcUtvsJjVSI/UcGAMyZkKzI/AAAAAAAAeuc/dJZ3dQ7__08/s400/P1110698.JPG[/img][img]http://www.lavanttaler.at/gomarn20.JPG[/img]
10/30/2013 at 10:13 AM #12700Nardaran Castle is situated in the northern part of Absheron Peninsula, in Azerbaijan.map coordinates 40.561389, 50.004722The castle was built in 1301 by architect Mahmud ibn Sa'ad; thoughtful an inscription in the castle gives credit to someone called Mother Barikat.[img]http://raufray.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/agtk_09.jpg?w=605[/img]
10/31/2013 at 10:31 AM #12701Halshany or Holszany Castle is situated in Halshany, Hrodna Voblast, Belarus.map coordinates 54.251264, 26.020292The most visible ruins were built in 1610, partially on top of an older castle, by the Holszanski princely family. On satellite photos, you can make out part of the footprint of the castle, that probably was built in the thirteenth century, just on the north side. [img]http://www.t-styl.info/get_img?ImageId=33853[/img]
11/06/2013 at 11:27 AM #12702Krumlov Castle is located in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.map coordinates 48.812890, 14.314833 Construction of the town and castle began in the late 13th century at a ford in the Vltava River, which was important in trade routes in Bohemia. In 1302 the town and castle were owned by the House of Rosenberg.
11/07/2013 at 11:29 AM #12703Qasr Allam is a ruined fortification in Egypt, in the Libyan Desert.map coordinates 28.341815, 28.822237The site itself was built before millennia ago and has been built on top of and rebuilt many times. Kamose, the last ruler of the Seventeenth Dynasty (r. 1555–1550 BCE) rested at this oasis with his troops while campaigning against the Hyksos (Asiatics) in the northern territories. Egyptian tombs that could date as far back as 3000 BCE have been found at the site close by Roman houses and a temple to Alexander the Great.
11/08/2013 at 11:18 AM #12704Château de Ruthie is located in Aquitaine, in the Pyrenees.Map coordinates 43.149717, 0.934134You have to love the name, although I'm sure it means something quite different in Langue d'oc. The castle originally dates from the 11th century. Today a little less than half survives.[img]http://doc-14-8g-3dwarehouse.googleusercontent.com/3dwarehouse/secure/hhulr73hmmak89paul31eote4ben7ngk/n8idadd6g3n8cdlulkrkepsqt3mggfgk/1383890400000/lt/*/b710f34982368c905f2b64bfb3be37de?d=.jpg&ts=1355566355000&ctyp=other[/img][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Aussurucq_%28Pyr-Atl,_Fr%29_La_mairie_dans_le_ch%C3%A2teau,_cot%C3%A9_cour_.JPG/280px-Aussurucq_%28Pyr-Atl,_Fr%29_La_mairie_dans_le_ch%C3%A2teau,_cot%C3%A9_cour_.JPG[/img]
11/13/2013 at 11:21 AM #12705Clifford Castle is a castle in the village of Clifford which lies four miles to the north of Hay-on-Wye in England.map coordinates 52.10443, -3.10666The early motte and bailey castle was built on a cliff overlooking a ford on the River Wye in 1070 by William Fitzpond. Clifford Castle was the home of Walter Fitz Richard's daughter Rosamund Clifford, who was also known as the Fair Rosamund. She was the mistress of Henry II until her death in 1176.[img width=600 height=450]http://www.castles99.ukprint.com/Graphics/CLIFFM.JPG[/img][img width=600 height=401]http://www.castles99.ukprint.com/Graphics/CLIFFMO.JPG[/img]
11/14/2013 at 11:09 AM #12706Château d'Airvault is a castle in Airvault in the region Poitou-Charentes, France.map coordinates 46.8275, -0.138056Airvault The castle was built on top of an ancient Roman castrum, probably in various stages, beginning in the 10th century and through the 11th century.[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Airvault_ch%C3%A2teau_tour-porte_%284%29.JPG/280px-Airvault_ch%C3%A2teau_tour-porte_%284%29.JPG[/img][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Airvault_ch%C3%A2teau_tour-porte_%286%29.JPG/360px-Airvault_ch%C3%A2teau_tour-porte_%286%29.JPG[/img][img width=450 height=600]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Airvault_ch%C3%A2teau_tour-porte_%282%29.JPG/576px-Airvault_ch%C3%A2teau_tour-porte_%282%29.JPG[/img]
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