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On the left bank of the Main River in Würzburg, in the Franconia area of Bavaria, Germany, sits the well-known Marienberg Fortress. For almost 500 years, the local prince-bishops resided there, making it a symbol of Würzburg. Although the majority of the existing buildings were constructed in Renaissance and Baroque styles between the 16th and 18th centuries, it has been a fort since ancient times. The castle was rebuilt as a Baroque home following Gustavus Adolphus of the conquest of the region in 1631 by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. The stronghold was frequently used in the conflicts of the late 18th and early 19th centuries after it was no longer the residence of the Bishops of Würzburg. It was only completely reconstructed in 1990 after being badly damaged by British bombs in March 1945. It is now home to two museums. On the other side of Würzburg, the fortress is situated on a prominent spur of the 266-meter-high Marienberg, which rises roughly 100 meters above the Main River. Vineyards are located on the slopes surrounding the castle. Members of the Urnfield culture constructed a Celtic refuge castle on the site circa 1000 BC. According to archeological discoveries, the hill represented an extreme northern point on the wine trade network of the period around 500 BC, and the inhabitants of the later Hallstatt culture had commercial ties with Ancient Greece. Before the Franks conquered the region in the sixth century, the Suevi, Marcomanni, Allemanni, and Burgundians were among the various tribes that alternated possession of it after 100 AD. Under the Merovingians, Würzburg occasionally served as the residence of a Franconian-Thuringian duke. But his court was located on the right bank of Mainz. Uburzi, the hilltop fortification, was referenced in a written record from the seventh century. Only from the high medieval period onward was the name Marienberg used. After 1495, Bishop Lorenz von Bibra erected fortifications and had the stronghold restored as a Renaissance residence. #History #Architecture #Castles

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