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Rabenstein Castle (Burg Rabenstein) is a former high medieval aristocratic castle in the municipality of Ahorntal in the Upper Franconian county of Bayreuth in the German state of Bavaria.[1]

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  1. 32 relations: Ahorntal, Ailsbach, Battle of the Alte Veste, Bavaria, Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection, Bayreuth (district), Bird of prey, Burgraviate of Nuremberg, Burgstall, Castle, Cave, Coat of arms, Falconry, First Margrave War, Franconian Switzerland, Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park, Gabriel Knight, High Middle Ages, Hill castle, House of Schlüsselberg, Ludwig I of Bavaria, Ministerialis, Outer bailey, Pottenstein, Bavaria, Rabeneck Castle, Schönborn family, Spur (topography), Spur castle, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery, Thirty Years' War, Upper Franconia, Wiesent (Regnitz).

  2. Franconian Switzerland
  3. Heritage sites in Bavaria

Ahorntal

Ahorntal is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in the state (Bundesland) of Bavaria in Germany. Rabenstein Castle (Upper Franconia) and Ahorntal are Bayreuth (district).

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Ailsbach

The Ailsbach is a river of Bavaria, Germany.

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Battle of the Alte Veste

The Battle of the Alte Veste was a significant battle of the Thirty Years' War in which Gustavus Adolphus' attacking forces were defeated by Wallenstein's entrenched troops.

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Bavaria

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

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Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection

The Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection (Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, BLfD) is the Bavarian central state authority for the protection of historical monuments.

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Bayreuth (district)

Bayreuth is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany.

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Bird of prey

Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds).

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Burgraviate of Nuremberg

The Burgraviate of Nuremberg (Burggrafschaft Nürnberg) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire from the early 12th to the late 15th centuries.

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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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Castle

A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders.

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Cave

A cave or cavern is a natural void under the Earth's surface.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments).

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Falconry

Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey.

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First Margrave War

The First Margrave War (Erster Markgrafenkrieg) from 1449–50 was the result of disputes between the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg and Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg.

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Franconian Switzerland

Franconian Switzerland (Fränkische Schweiz) is an upland in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany and a popular tourist retreat.

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Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park

Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park (Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz-Veldensteiner Forst) is a nature park in North Bavaria.

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Gabriel Knight

Gabriel Knight is a series of point-and-click adventure games released by Sierra On-Line in the 1990s created by Jane Jensen.

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High Middle Ages

The High Middle Ages, or High Medieval Period, was the period of European history that lasted from AD 1000 to 1300.

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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. Rabenstein Castle (Upper Franconia) and hill castle are hill castles.

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House of Schlüsselberg

The House of Schlüsselberg was a Franconian aristocratic family which was a member of the high nobility.

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Ludwig I of Bavaria

Ludwig I or Louis I (Ludwig I.; 25 August 1786 – 29 February 1868) was King of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states.

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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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Outer bailey

An outer bailey or outer ward is the defended outer enclosure of a castle.

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Pottenstein, Bavaria

Pottenstein is a town in the district of Bayreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. Rabenstein Castle (Upper Franconia) and Pottenstein, Bavaria are Bayreuth (district) and Franconian Switzerland.

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Rabeneck Castle

Rabeneck Castle (Burg Rabeneck) is a former high mediaeval aristocratic castle which stands high above the valley of the Wiesent in the Upper Franconian district of Bayreuth in the German state of Bavaria. Rabenstein Castle (Upper Franconia) and Rabeneck Castle are Bayreuth (district), castles in Bavaria, Franconian Switzerland and hill castles.

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Schönborn family

The House of Schönborn is the name of an ancient noble and formerly sovereign family of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Spur (topography)

A spur is a lateral ridge or tongue of land descending from a hill, mountain or main crest of a ridge.

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Spur castle

A spur castle is a type of medieval fortification that is sited on a spur of a hill or mountain for defensive purposes. Rabenstein Castle (Upper Franconia) and spur castle are hill castles.

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The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery

The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (also known as Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within) is a point-and-click adventure game, created by Jane Jensen, developed and published by Sierra On-Line, and released for MS-DOS, Macintosh, and Microsoft Windows, in 1995.

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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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Upper Franconia

Upper Franconia (Oberfranken) is a Regierungsbezirk (administrative region) of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany.

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Wiesent (Regnitz)

Wiesent is a river located in Bavaria, Germany.

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See also

Franconian Switzerland

Heritage sites in Bavaria

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabenstein_Castle_(Upper_Franconia)