Nassau Castle

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Nassau Castle is a medieval hilltop fortress in Nassau, Germany, historically associated with and giving its name to the House of Nassau.

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Nassau Castle canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
hill castle
medieval fortress
architecturalStyle medieval architecture
associatedWith Duchy of Nassau
House of Orange-Nassau
category Castles in Rhineland-Palatinate
Hill castles in Germany
Ruined castles in Germany
country Germany
elevationAboveSeaLevel hilltop position above Nassau
hasCondition partly preserved
partly ruined
hasPart curtain wall
gatehouse
keep
palas
tower
hasUse historical monument
tourist attraction
hasViewOf Lahn region
surface form: Lahn valley

town of Nassau
heritageDesignation cultural heritage monument in Rhineland-Palatinate
heritageStatus protected monument under German heritage law
inception 12th century
locatedIn Nassau, Germany
surface form: Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Rhineland-Palatinate
locatedInRegion Lahn region
surface form: Lahn valley
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Lahn
surface form: Lahn River
locatedOnTerrainFeature hill above the town of Nassau
materialUsed stone
namedAfter House of Nassau
occupant Nassau
surface form: Counts of Nassau

House of Nassau
openToPublic yes
partOf historical territory of Nassau
region western Germany
significantEvent origin of the name of the House of Nassau
seat of the medieval Counts of Nassau
topographicLocation hill spur above Nassau
touristInformation accessible via footpath from Nassau

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House of Nassau traditionalSeat Nassau Castle
Nassau, Germany hasLandmark Nassau Castle
Nassau (Lahn) hasLandmark Nassau Castle
Duchy of Nassau (annexed by Prussia, then part of Prussia) namedAfter Nassau Castle
subject surface form: Duchy of Nassau