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Zingel (fortification), the Glossary

Index Zingel (fortification)

A Zingel (lat. cingulum.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 19 relations: Bremerhaven, Castle, Curtain wall (fortification), Ditch (fortification), Eckernförde, Enceinte, Essen, High Middle Ages, Hildesheim, Husum, Late Middle Ages, Latin, Meldorf, Niemberg, Outer bailey, Palisade, Rampart (fortification), Salzgitter, Zwinger.

  2. Medieval defences

Bremerhaven

Bremerhaven (Bremerhoben) is a city on the east bank of the Weser estuary in northern Germany.

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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. Zingel (fortification) and castle are medieval defences.

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Curtain wall (fortification)

A curtain wall is a defensive wall between fortified towers or bastions of a castle, fortress, or town.

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Ditch (fortification)

In military engineering, a ditch is an obstacle designed to slow down or break up an attacking force, while a trench is intended to provide cover to the defenders.

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Eckernförde

Eckernförde (Egernførde, sometimes also Egernfjord; Eckernför, sometimes also Eckernföör) is a city located in the Kreis of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany.

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Enceinte

Enceinte (from Latin incinctus "girdled, surrounded") is a French term that refers to the "main defensive enclosure of a fortification".

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Essen

Essen is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany.

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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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Hildesheim

Hildesheim (Hilmessen or Hilmssen; Hildesia) is a city in Lower Saxony, in north-central Germany with 101,693 inhabitants.

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Husum

Husum (Hüsem) is the capital of the Kreis (district) Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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Late Middle Ages

The late Middle Ages or late medieval period was the period of European history lasting from AD 1300 to 1500.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Meldorf

Meldorf (Holsatian: Meldörp or Möldörp) is a town in western Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, that straddles the river Miele in the district of Dithmarschen.

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Niemberg

Niemberg is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

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Outer bailey

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

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Palisade

A palisade, sometimes called a stakewall or a paling, is typically a row of closely placed, high vertical standing tree trunks or wooden or iron stakes used as a fence for enclosure or as a defensive wall. Zingel (fortification) and palisade are medieval defences.

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Rampart (fortification)

The multiple ramparts of the British Camp hillfort in Herefordshire In fortification architecture, a rampart is a length of embankment or wall forming part of the defensive boundary of a castle, hillfort, settlement or other fortified site.

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Salzgitter

Salzgitter (Eastphalian: Soltgitter) is an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, Germany, located between Hildesheim and Braunschweig.

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Zwinger

A Zwinger is an open kill zone area between two defensive walls that is used for defensive purposes.

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See also

Medieval defences

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zingel_(fortification)