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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Wartburg Castle' has mentioned 'Castle' in the following places:
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Castle in Eisenach, Germany | WIKI |
The Wartburg (German pronunciation: [xcbx88vaxcax81tbxcax8axcax81k]) is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages. | WIKI |
In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List. | WIKI |
It was an important inspiration for Ludwig II when he decided to build Neuschwanstein Castle. | WIKI |
Although the castle today still contains substantial original structures from the 12th through 15th centuries, much of the interior dates back only to the 19th century. | WIKI |
The name of the castle is probably derived from German: Warte, a watchtower, in spite of a tradition which holds that the castle's founder, on first laying eyes on the site, exclaimed, "Warte, Bergxe2x80x94du sollst mir eine Burg tragen!" | WIKI |
("Wait, mountainxe2x80x94you shall bear my castle!"). | WIKI |
[2]:149 The Rennsteig passes not far to the south of the castle. | WIKI |
The castle's foundation was laid about 1067 by the Thuringian count of Schauenburg, Louis the Springer ( Ludwig der Springer ), a relative of the Counts of Rieneck in Franconia. | WIKI |
Together with its larger sister castle Neuenburg in the present-day town of Freyburg, the Wartburg secured the extreme borders of his traditional territories. | WIKI |
[3] Louis the Springer is said to have had clay from his lands transported to the top of the hill, which was not quite within his lands, so he might swear that the castle was built on his soil. | WIKI |
The castle was first mentioned in a written document in 1080 by Bruno, Bishop of Merseburg, in his De Bello Saxonico ("The Saxon War") as Wartberg. | WIKI |
The castle thus became the setting for the legendary Sxc3xa4ngerkrieg, or Minstrels' Contest[4] in which such Minnesxc3xa4nger as Walther von der Vogelweide,[5] Wolfram von Eschenbach,[6] Albrecht von Halberstadt (the translator of Ovid) and many others supposedly took part in 1206/1207. | WIKI |
From 1211 to 1228, she lived in the castle and was renowned for her charitable work. | WIKI |
In 1320, substantial reconstruction work was done after the castle had been damaged in a fire caused by lightning in 1317 or 1318. | WIKI |
From May 1521 to March 1522, Martin Luther stayed at the castle under the name of Junker Jxc3xb6rg (the Knight George), after he had been taken there for his safety at the request of Frederick the Wise following his excommunication by Pope Leo X and his refusal to recant at the Diet of Worms. | WIKI |
Over the next centuries, the castle fell increasingly into disuse and disrepair, especially after the end of the Thirty Years' War when it had served as a refuge for the ruling family. | WIKI |
About 500 students, members of the newly founded German Burschenschaften ("fraternities"), came together at the castle to celebrate the German victory over Napoleon four years before and the 300th anniversary of the Reformation, condemn conservatism and call for German unity under the motto "Honour - Freedom - Fatherland". | WIKI |
In 1922, the Wartburg Stiftung (Wartburg Foundation) was established to ensure the castle's maintenance. | WIKI |
In 1967, the castle was the site of celebrations of the GDR's national jubilee, the 900th anniversary of the Wartburg's foundation, the 450th anniversary of the beginning of Luther's Reformation and the 150th anniversary of the Wartburg Festival. | WIKI |
On June 13, 1980, Devo performed at the castle during their Freedom of Choice tour. | WIKI |
The latter also features frescoes by Schwind (on the triumph of Christianity) and served as the inspiration for the Sxc3xa4ngerhalle at Neuschwanstein Castle. | WIKI |
The drawbridge and barbican offer the only access to the castle and have been largely unchanged since medieval times. | WIKI |
The Lutherstube in the Vogtei, where Martin Luther stayed when he was in the castle, also features paintings by Lucas Cranach. | WIKI |
Together with the Palas it is the oldest part of the castle. | WIKI |
In 1999, UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List as an "Outstanding Monument of the Feudal Period in Central Europe", citing its "Cultural Values of Universal Significance". | WIKI |
In addition, there is a museum in the castle. | WIKI |
There is also a hotel, located right next to the castle, originally built during the castle's reconstruction in the 19th century. | WIKI |
Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, visited the Wartburg castle, as well as the Bach House, on May 14, 1998 during his state visit to Germany. | WIKI |
Wartburg College in Iowa, United States, is named in commemoration of Martin Luther's receiving refuge at the castle and because of the college's forest location and its Thuringian heritage. | WIKI |
[13] Wartburg Theological Seminary, also located in Iowa was named in commemoration of Wartburg Castle. | WIKI |
The Wartburgkreis is named after the castle, although Wartburg is located outside the district. | WIKI |
Wartburg Castle blends superbly into its forest surroundings and is in many ways "the ideal castle". | UNESCO |
This renewal of interest was justified by its symbolic nature for the German people, and today the castle continues to be a symbol of the nation's past and present. | UNESCO |
Wartburg Castle is perched at a height of some 400 m above the delightful countryside, south of the city of Eisenach in Thuringia in central Germany. | UNESCO |
What makes Wartburg Castle such a magnet for memory, tradition, and pilgrimage is that it stands as a monument to the cultural history of Germany, Europe, and beyond. | UNESCO |
Lutherans the world over know of the castle as the very place where Martin Luther made his translation of the Bible. | UNESCO |
The veneration of Saint Elizabeth, which extends far beyond the frontiers of Germany, includes Wartburg Castle where she lived and worked. | UNESCO |
In poetry and in legends, Wartburg Castle, the medieval Court of the Muses, bears an undying reputation through the names of Walther von der Vogelweide and Wolfram von Eschenbach. | UNESCO |
While these authors represented the first steps in German literature, and Martin Luther's translation of the New Testament marked the creation of a unified and accessible written German language, Wartburg Castle is also associated with the beginnings of a bourgeois and democratic nation, through the content and effects of the Wartburg festival of German students' associations. | UNESCO |
Thanks to this broad range of religious content and historic data, and because of its significance in the history of the arts, Wartburg Castle attracts around half a million visitors every year, from all over the world. | UNESCO |
Criterion (iii): The Wartburg Castle is an outstanding monument of the feudal period in central Europe. | UNESCO |
Criterion (vi): The Wartburg Castle is rich in cultural associations, most notably its role as the place of exile of Martin Luther, who composed his German translation of the New Testament there. | UNESCO |
The Wartburg Castle includes all elements necessary to express the Outstanding Universal Value of a venue for and witness of historic events. | UNESCO |
The remainder of the property is a reconstruction carried out under the influence of romantic ideas together, in this particular case, with an attempt to resurrect forms that would bear witness to the presence of the great historical personages who once inhabited the castle (St Elizabeth, Luther, etc) and offer an illustration of a political idea in search of national unity. | UNESCO |
The Wartburg Castle is covered by protective legislation at regional (State of Thuringia) and municipal levels. | UNESCO |
The listed monument encompasses the entire hill on which the castle is built. | UNESCO |
Much of the wooded hillside below the castle is designated as a nature protection area (NSG) and fulfils the function as a buffer zone for the property. | UNESCO |