Montségur Castle

E479788
castle medieval fortress ruin

Montségur Castle is a ruined medieval fortress in southwestern France, famed as a last stronghold of the Cathars and a symbol of their persecution during the Albigensian Crusade.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Château de Montségur 2
Montségur 1
Montségur Castle canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ
ruin ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture ⓘ
besiegedIn 1243–1244 ⓘ
builtOn site of earlier fortifications ⓘ
conflict Albigensian Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionPeriod early 13th century ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentCondition ruined ⓘ
elevation about 1207 metres above sea level ⓘ
event mass execution of Cathar perfecti ⓘ
executionMethod burning at the stake ⓘ
function military fortress ⓘ
refuge for Cathar leaders ⓘ
hasFeature cistern ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ
towers ⓘ
hasViewOf surrounding Pyrenean foothills ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1862 ⓘ
knownFor Cathar stronghold ⓘ
role in the Albigensian Crusade ⓘ
symbol of Cathar persecution ⓘ
locatedIn Ariège department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ
commune of Montségur NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRange Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion southwestern France ⓘ
locatedOn Pog de Montségur NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
near border with Andorra ⓘ
town of Lavelanet NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberExecuted about 200 Cathars ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
ownedBy French state NERFINISHED ⓘ
rebuiltIn 13th century after 1244 ⓘ
religiousAssociation Catharism NERFINISHED ⓘ
siegeBy Inquisition-aligned forces ⓘ
royal forces of the French crown ⓘ
subjectOf Cathar historiography ⓘ
esoteric and neo-Cathar movements ⓘ
numerous historical studies ⓘ
surrenderDate 16 March 1244 ⓘ
symbolOf Occitan identity ⓘ
religious persecution ⓘ
resistance of Cathars ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ariège → hasTouristAttraction → Montségur Castle ⓘ
Ariège department → contains → Montségur Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Montségur
Ariège department → hasAttraction → Montségur Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Château de Montségur
arrondissement of Foix → contains → Montségur Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: commune of Montségur
Cathar castles → notableExample → Montségur Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Château de Montségur