The remains of the Castle can be visited
CastleZerbst-Lindau
Lindau Castle
Lindau Castle is the ruin of a hilltop castle on the Nuthe river, situated on a sandy spur extending into a marshland near Lindau in the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district in Saxony-Anhalt.
The castle was presumably built in the 9th to 10th century, as indicated by finds of Slavic pottery shards. In 1179, the castle was first documented under the lord Evererus von Lindau. The castle served the local inhabitants as a refuge when enemies approached, especially during the Thirty Years' War. In the 15th century, the castle was expanded, and in 1863, the castle tower was renovated by Duke Leopold Friedrich during the period of Ascanian restoration.
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The castle complex, situated on a steep slope falling to the west and north towards the Nuthe, comprised a main castle with a centrally located keep and a bailey separated by a large moat. The main castle and bailey were connected by a drawbridge. The brick curtain wall of the upper castle and the round, twelve-meter-strong keep with a 2.6-meter-thick wall, as well as the double entrance gate, are still well preserved.
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Source: Wikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image: Roland Neubert, Halle (Saale)
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