fortified settlement
C13727
concept
A fortified settlement is a community enclosed by defensive structures such as walls, ramparts, or palisades, designed to protect its inhabitants and resources from external threats.
All labels observed (31)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| fortified settlement canonical | 35 |
| ancient fortified settlement | 7 |
| fortified village | 6 |
| Cossack stronghold | 4 |
| historic fortified complex | 4 |
| city fortification | 3 |
| city fortifications | 3 |
| fortified hilltop complex | 3 |
| fictional fortification | 2 |
| former fortified town | 2 |
| Dutch fort | 1 |
| Ottoman military outpost | 1 |
| Pictish promontory fort | 1 |
| Renaissance military fortification | 1 |
| ancient defensive complex | 1 |
| ancient fortress-city | 1 |
| fortified community | 1 |
| fortified locality | 1 |
| fortified mountain city | 1 |
| fortified urban area | 1 |
| fortified village site | 1 |
| fortress city | 1 |
| fortress site | 1 |
| hilltop fortification complex | 1 |
| medieval fortified village | 1 |
| medieval fortress complex | 1 |
| megalithic fortress | 1 |
| military settlement | 1 |
| traditional fortified residential complex | 1 |
| walled inner town | 1 |
| walled village | 1 |
Instances (90)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Lübeck city fortifications | city fortifications |
|
Upper Town
surface form:
Upper Town (Monemvasia)
|
— |
| Fanling Wai | walled village |
| fortifications of Dur-Sharrukin | city fortifications |
| Bucksturm | city fortification |
| Dover Western Heights | hilltop fortification complex |
| Hilltop Colony | fortified community |
| James Fort | — |
| Midea | — |
| Gla | — |
| Treveri oppidum | ancient fortified settlement |
| Zaporizhian Sich | Cossack stronghold |
| Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin | historic fortified complex |
| Kaiapoi Pā | — |
| Bethar | — |
| Narragansett winter encampment | — |
| Zoutkamp | former fortified town |
| Dmitrov Kremlin | historic fortified complex |
| Port Arthur | fortress city |
| The Wall | fictional fortification |
| Terra del Sole walled town | — |
|
acropolis of Pergamon
surface form:
Acropolis of Pergamon
|
fortified hilltop complex |
| Pskov Kremlin | medieval fortress complex |
| Erbil Citadel | ancient fortified settlement |
| Mesta | medieval fortified village |
| Jotapata | — |
| Tarichaea | — |
|
Cité de Carcassonne UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form:
Cité de Carcassonne
|
— |
| Erk Kala | — |
| Bairam Ali Khan Kala | — |
| Nuraghe Santu Antine | megalithic fortress |
| Etruscan acropolis | fortified hilltop complex |
| Poggio del Telegrafo fortifications | ancient defensive complex |
|
fortified village Bourtange
surface form:
Bourtange
|
fortified village |
| Bourtange | fortified village |
| Tel Qeiyafa | — |
| Acropolis of Serres | fortified hilltop complex |
| Weyrs | — |
| Peschiera del Garda | — |
| Aït Benhaddou | fortified village |
| Shatili | fortified village |
| Itchan Kala | walled inner town |
| Deabolis | — |
| historic city fortifications of Osnabrück | city fortifications |
| Ruins of Loropéni | — |
| Marvão | — |
|
Upper Town
surface form:
Upper Town (Belgrade Fortress)
|
fortified urban area |
| Alesia | ancient fortified settlement |
| Taurisium | ancient fortified settlement |
| Jaugada | ancient fortified settlement |