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  • 1Würzburg Residence — Infobox World Heritage Site Name = Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square State Party = GER Type = Cultural Criteria = i, iv ID = 169 Region = Europe and North America Year = 1981 Session = 5th Link =… …

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  • 2Pierre & Vacances La Residence Du Lac Monflanquin (Agen) — Pierre & Vacances La Residence Du Lac Monflanquin country: France, city: Agen (Monflanquin) Pierre & Vacances La Residence Du Lac Monflanquin Location Set in a huge landscaped park, Pierre and Vacances La Residence Du Lac Monflanquin is located… …

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  • 3Castle — This article is about medieval fortifications. For other uses, see Castle (disambiguation). For a list of all castles, see List of castles. For similar but unrelated structures in Japan, see Japanese castle …

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  • 4North Africa — North African. the northern part of Africa, esp. the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez. * * * Introduction       region of Africa comprising …

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  • 5Château de Brest — Coordinates: 48°22′53″N 4°29′41″W / 48.381256°N 4.494708°W / 48.381256; 4.494708 …

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  • 6Château de Durfort — The Château de Durfort is a ruined castle in the commune of Vignevieille in the Aude département of France. It is 27 km east of Limoux and 3 km north of the Château de Termes. It was erected on a rocky piton which overlooks the valley of the… …

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  • 7castle — /ˈkasəl / (say kahsuhl), /ˈkæsəl / (say kasuhl) noun 1. a fortified residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times. 2. the chief and strongest part of the fortifications of a medieval town. 3. a strongly fortified, permanently garrisoned… …

  • 8Schloss Sigmaringen — Sigmaringen Castle (German: Schloss Sigmaringen ) was the princely castle and seat of government for the Princes of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen. Situated in the Swabian Alb (German: Schwäbische Alb) region of Baden Württemberg, Germany, this castle… …

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  • 9Castle — Cas tle, n. [AS. castel, fr. L. castellum, dim. of castrum a fortified place, castle.] 1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. [1913 Webster] The house of every one is to him castle and fortress, as well for …

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  • 10castle in Spain — Castle Cas tle, n. [AS. castel, fr. L. castellum, dim. of castrum a fortified place, castle.] 1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. [1913 Webster] The house of every one is to him castle and fortress, as… …

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