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The Gelbe Burg ("Yellow Castle"), also called the Gelbe Bürg, is the site of a hill castle on the Gelber Berg ("Yellow Mountain") northeast of the market village of Heidenheim in the Middle Franconian county of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen in the German state of Bavaria.[1]

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  1. 13 relations: Bavaria, Burgstall, Circular rampart, Gelber Berg, Heidenheim, Bavaria, Hill castle, Middle Ages, Middle Franconia, Migration Period, Ministerialis, Neck ditch, Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen.

  2. Heritage sites in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a state in the southeast of Germany.

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Burgstall

A burgstall is a German term referring to a castle of which so little is left that its appearance cannot effectively be reconstructed.

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Circular rampart

A circular rampart is an embankment built in the shape of a circle that was used as part of the defences for a military fortification, hill fort or refuge, or was built for religious purposes or as a place of gathering.

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Gelber Berg

Gelber Berg is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.

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Heidenheim, Bavaria

Heidenheim is a municipality in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. Gelbe Burg and Heidenheim, Bavaria are Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen.

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Hill castle

A hill castle or mountain castle is a castle built on a natural feature that stands above the surrounding terrain. Gelbe Burg and hill castle are hill castles.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Middle Franconia

Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia, Germany, in the west of Bavaria bordering the state of Baden-Württemberg.

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Migration Period

The Migration Period (circa 300 to 600 AD), also known as the Barbarian Invasions, was a period in European history marked by large-scale migrations that saw the fall of the Western Roman Empire and subsequent settlement of its former territories by various tribes, and the establishment of the post-Roman kingdoms.

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Ministerialis

The ministeriales (singular: ministerialis) were a class of people raised up from serfdom and placed in positions of power and responsibility in the High Middle Ages in the Holy Roman Empire.

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Neck ditch

A neck ditch (Halsgraben), sometimes called a throat ditch, is a dry moat that does not fully surround a castle, but only bars the side that is not protected by natural obstacles.

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Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt

The Prince-Bishopric of Eichstätt (German: Hochstift Eichstätt, Fürtsbistum Eichstätt, Bistum Eichstätt) was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen

is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the west of Bavaria, Germany with a population of 95,000.

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See also

Heritage sites in Bavaria

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelbe_Burg