Water castles
17 entries in the Water Castles compendium.
Water castleA castle type using water as a primary defensive element.Ammersoyen CastleA medieval fortress turned convent, now a museum in Gelderland.Castello EstenseMoated medieval castle built after a 1385 revolt.Doornenburg CastleA 13th-century Dutch castle with a 9th-century origin, rebuilt after WWII.GlimmingehusBest preserved medieval stronghold in Scandinavia.Gradac, MetlikaA village on the Lahinja River with a moated castle, a World War II airfield, and the birthplace of the…Gripsholm CastleA Swedish royal castle turned museum with a famous stuffed lion.Imabari CastleA sea-girt fortress of the Seto Inland Sea.Château de Lavaux-Sainte-AnneA medieval border castle and 2002 wedding venue.Ørkild CastleOne of Denmark's largest medieval mottes, destroyed in 1534.Egeskov CastleDenmark’s best preserved Renaissance water castle.Jemeppe CastleA medieval donjon in the marshlands of the Hedrée.Nakatsu CastleOne of Japan's three mizujiro, or 'castles on the sea'.Otočec CastleSlovenia's only water castle, now a luxury hotel on an island in the Krka River.Rechteren CastleA medieval Dutch castle on an island, still owned by the Rechteren family.Scaligero Castle (Sirmione)A 14th-century fortress on Lake Garda, one of Italy's best-preserved castles.Vyborg CastleSwedish medieval fortress on the Karelian Isthmus, now a regional museum.
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