Feb. 22, 2021
Schloß Arolsen, Bad Arolsen
In 1131, the parish of Arolsen (or 'Aroldessen' at the time) was first mentioned on the occasion of the foundation of the Augustinian monastery in Aroldessen.…
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Feb. 20, 2021
Kuinderburcht, Kuinre
The first castle of Kuinre was probably built between 1165 and 1197. At the end of the 12th century it was in the hands of the lord of Kuinre, 'Heynric die…
Feb. 20, 2021
St. Lucia Castle, Hattem
The oldest document on the 'Dikke Tinne' castle (St. Lucia) dates from 1307. Reinald I, Count of Gelre, states in it that he founded a house in Hattem for three…
Jan. 26, 2021
Gyula (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 1
Gyula is located in the Great Hungarian Plain on the river Fehér-Körös and very close to what is nowadays the Hungarian-Romanian border. Somewhere between the…
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bjornroose
Jan. 25, 2021
Szabadkígyós (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 3
And then, for the final post in this Szabadkígyós series (here's part 1 and 2) as mentioned in the first part a few shots of the lesser buildings and one of the…
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bjornroose
Jan. 20, 2021
Eger (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 6
In this part, the last one about the castle, a few more shots of the city from upon the walls and the walls themselves, and a few shots of one of the monuments …
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bjornroose
Jan. 20, 2021
Eger (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 5
Third part on the Egri vár (Eger castle). You'll find the first two parts here and here. On with the show!
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bjornroose
Jan. 19, 2021
Eger (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 4
I introduced you to Eger's castle in the previous post. We entered it on ground level. In this post we're on the walls and looking down on the city. To give you…
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bjornroose
Jan. 19, 2021
Eger (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 3
You might have noticed it in the last photo of the previous post already, Eger's castle, the one which was succesfully defended by Dobó István during the Siege…
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bjornroose
Jan. 02, 2021
Japanese Castles
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Japan is much lower than in Western countries, but even so, we are on the verge of a medical collapse.…
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yokai
Dec. 26, 2020
Baltic Coast - Castle Gluecksburg during a rainy day
Day 141 of my 365 Photo Challenge. Unfortunately, due to heavy workload, I couldn't continue posting for my 365 Photo Challenge. Now with the new lockdown in…
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chrisrenk
Dec. 09, 2020
A Tea Break and Some Feoffes
[125-365] 8th. December 2020- This is my slightly humorous title for today, because there are no biscuits today even though a biscuit called Feoffes sounds…
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gethinthomas
Dec. 02, 2020
Ozora (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 2
So, we accidentaly found the gates to the Ozora festival in the previous post, but we were actualy on our way to Scolari castle (Scolari, although Italian, is…
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bjornroose
Dec. 01, 2020
Simontornya (Magyarország/Hungary) - Summer 2020 - part 2
More about the castle in the previous post. Here's a few details (and a tower). I especially liked the text in #3: "Message to those of the future".
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bjornroose
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