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Plattenburg (castle), the Glossary

The Plattenburg is a water castle in the independent municipality of Plattenburg in the German district of Prignitz in northwestern Brandenburg.^[1]

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24 relations: Bad Wilsnack, Bishopric of Havelberg, Brandenburg, Braunschweig, Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany), Federation of Expellees, Feoffment, Frederick of Brandenburg (1530–1552), Great hall, Gustavus Adolphus, Holy Blood of Wilsnack, Hospital, Joachim II Hector, List of margraves and electors of Brandenburg, Lowland castle, Mannerism, Middle Ages, Plattenburg, Prignitz, Prisoner of war, Saldern, Thirty Years' War, Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Water castle.
Buildings and structures in Prignitz
Castles in Brandenburg
Water castles in Germany

Bad Wilsnack

Bad Wilsnack (until 1929 Wilsnack) is a small town in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

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Bishopric of Havelberg

The Bishopric of Havelberg (Bistum Havelberg) was a Roman Catholic diocese founded by King Otto I of Germany in 946, from 968 a suffragan to the Archbishops of Magedeburg.

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Brandenburg

Brandenburg, officially the State of Brandenburg (see Names), is a state in northeastern Germany.

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Braunschweig or Brunswick (from Low German Brunswiek, local dialect: Bronswiek) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser.

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Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany)

The Deutsche Reichsbahn or DR (German Reich Railways) was the operating name of state owned railways in the East Germany, and after German reunification until 1 January 1994.

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Federation of Expellees

The Federation of Expellees (Bund der Vertriebenen; BdV) is a non-profit organization formed in West Germany on 27 October 1957 to represent the interests of German nationals of all ethnicities and foreign ethnic Germans and their families (usually naturalised as German nationals after 1949) who either fled their homes in parts of Central and Eastern Europe, or were forcibly expelled following World War II.

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Feoffment

In the Middle Ages, especially under the European feudal system, feoffment or enfeoffment was the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service.

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Frederick of Brandenburg (1530–1552)

Frederick of Brandenburg (December 12, 1530 in Berlin – October 2, 1552 in Halberstadt) was Prince-Archbishop of Magdeburg and Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Halberstadt.

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Great hall

A great hall is the main room of a royal palace, castle or a large manor house or hall house in the Middle Ages, and continued to be built in the country houses of the 16th and early 17th centuries, although by then the family used the great chamber for eating and relaxing.

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Gustavus Adolphus

Gustavus Adolphus (9 December 15946 November 1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, and is credited with the rise of Sweden as a great European power (Stormaktstiden).

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Holy Blood of Wilsnack

The Holy Blood of Wilsnack was the name given to three hosts, which survived a fire in 1383 that burned the church and village to the ground. Plattenburg (castle) and Holy Blood of Wilsnack are Buildings and structures in Prignitz.

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Hospital

A hospital is a healthcare institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment.

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Joachim II Hector

Joachim II (Joachim II Hector or Hektor; 13 January 1505 – 3 January 1571) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1535–1571), the sixth member of the House of Hohenzollern.

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List of margraves and electors of Brandenburg

This article lists the Margraves and Electors of Brandenburg during the period of time that Brandenburg was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Lowland castle

The term lowland castle or plains castle (Niederungsburg, Flachlandburg, Tieflandburg) describes a type of castle that is situated on a lowland, plain or valley floor, as opposed to one built on higher ground such as a hill spur.

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Mannerism

Mannerism is a style in European art that emerged in the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520, spreading by about 1530 and lasting until about the end of the 16th century in Italy, when the Baroque style largely replaced it.

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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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Plattenburg

Plattenburg is a municipality in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

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Prignitz

Prignitz is a Kreis (district) in northwestern Brandenburg, Germany.

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Prisoner of war

A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

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Saldern

The Saldern family (up to the 17th century, Salder) or von Saldern, is the name of an old German aristocratic family from the areas of Hildesheim and Brunswick Land.

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Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War, from 1618 to 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history.

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Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal

Waldemar the Great (Waldemar der Große; – 14 August 1319), a member of the House of Ascania, was Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal from 1308 until his death.

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Water castle

A water castle, sometimes water-castle, is a castle where natural or artificial water is part of its defences.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plattenburg_(castle)