Schmidtburg
Encyclopedia
Schmidtburg is a ruin of a former castle
next to Schneppenbach
(Hunsrück
) in Germany
. The castle was built up in 926, and was destroyed during the War of the Grand Alliance
(1688–1697) by French troops in 1688.
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
next to Schneppenbach
Schneppenbach
Schneppenbach is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. Schmidtburg Castle, one of the biggest ruins of a medieval castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, is located near Schneppenbach....
(Hunsrück
Hunsrück
The Hunsrück is a low mountain range in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the river valleys of the Moselle , the Nahe , and the Rhine . The Hunsrück is continued by the Taunus mountains on the eastern side of the Rhine. In the north behind the Moselle it is continued by the Eifel...
) in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The castle was built up in 926, and was destroyed during the War of the Grand Alliance
War of the Grand Alliance
The Nine Years' War – often called the War of the Grand Alliance, the War of the Palatine Succession, or the War of the League of Augsburg – was a major war of the late 17th century fought between King Louis XIV of France, and a European-wide coalition, the Grand Alliance, led by the Anglo-Dutch...
(1688–1697) by French troops in 1688.