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A hilltop castle [1] is a type of hill castle that was built on the summit of a hill or mountain. In the latter case it may be termed a mountaintop castle . The term is derived from the German, Gipfelburg , which is one of a number of terms used in continental castellology to classify castles by topology.
Hohenzollern Castle (German: Burg Hohenzollern [bʊʁk hoːənˈtsɔlɐn] ⓘ) is the ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern. [a] The third of three hilltop castles built on the site, it is located atop Mount Hohenzollern, above and south of Hechingen, on the edge of the Swabian Jura of central Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Hilltop castle (Gipfelburg), that stands on the summit of a hill with steep drops on all sides. A special type is the rock castle or Felsenburg. Ridge castle (Kammburg), that is built on the crest of a ridge. Hillside castle (Hangburg), that is built on the side of a hill and thus is dominated by rising ground on one side.
Achalm Castle; Aichelberg Castle; Alt-Trauchburg Castle; Alte Burg (Bad Münstereifel) Altenburg (Niedenstein) Altes Schloss (Affalterthal) Altes Schloss (Bad Berneck) Altes Schloss (Drügendorf) Altes Schloss (Oberzaunsbach) Angelokastro (Corfu) Asseburg (castle) Auersburg Castle
The castle is said to be the largest hilltop castle in the Sauerland area and has been in the ownership of the family of the Baron of Fürstenberg-Herdringen since 1594. [1] This castle is a notable Westphalian architectural monument and a popular destination in southern Sauerland, currently housing a hotel and restaurant with views across the ...
Aerial view of Giechburg in June 2021 Coat of Arms of the Counts von Giech, who owned the castle until 1932. The Giechburg is a partly reconstructed hilltop castle near the town of Scheßlitz in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. The castle has given its name to a constituent community within the town. [1]
Ronneburg Castle (German: Burg Ronneburg) is a castle in Ronneburg in the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse, Germany. It is a hilltop castle situated near the near Altwiedermus village on a steep basalt cone.
Kadifekale (literally "the velvet castle" in Turkish) is a hilltop castle in İzmir, Turkey. The castle is located on the Mount Pagos (Greek: Πάγος, Pagus under the Roman Empire) which has an elevation of 186 metres. It was built in the 3rd century BC. [1]