Trifels Castle

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Trifels Castle is a medieval hilltop fortress in southwestern Germany, historically significant as an imperial stronghold and the site where King Richard the Lionheart was once imprisoned.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hilltop fortress
medieval castle
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Romanesque
associatedDynasty Hohenstaufen dynasty NERFINISHED
builder Salian dynasty NERFINISHED
builtInCentury 11th century
category Castles in Rhineland-Palatinate
Hill castles in Germany
Imperial castles
controlledBy Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
country Germany NERFINISHED
elevation about 500 meters above sea level
firstMentioned 1081
function state prison
storage place for imperial regalia
hasExhibition replicas of the Imperial Regalia
hasFeature gate tower
keep
ring walls
hasViewOf Annweiler am Trifels NERFINISHED
Palatinate Forest NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation cultural monument of Rhineland-Palatinate
historicalRole imperial castle of the Holy Roman Empire
imperial stronghold
imprisonedPerson Richard I of England NERFINISHED
Richard the Lionheart NERFINISHED
imprisonmentDateApprox 1193
knownFor housing the Imperial Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire
imprisonment of King Richard I of England
locatedIn Palatinate Forest NERFINISHED
Rhineland-Palatinate
locatedInRegion Southwestern Germany NERFINISHED
locatedNear Annweiler am Trifels NERFINISHED
locatedOn Trifels mountain NERFINISHED
material red sandstone
nearbyCastle Anebos Castle NERFINISHED
Scharfenberg Castle NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
ownedBy State of Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED
reconstructionPeriod 20th century
significance one of the most important castles of the Salian and Hohenstaufen emperors
status partly reconstructed
tourism popular excursion destination
usedFor cultural events
historical reenactments

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Palatinate Forest contains Trifels Castle