Kastal (tower)
Church of Gammelgarn with Kastal
The castle of the church of Valleberga
A Kastal called in Sweden a medieval , detached, near a church built defense or guard tower ( tower ) of stone. The word is derived from fort .
The first towers of this type were erected from the 12th century, primarily on the Baltic island of Gotland , but also on the Swedish mainland. Castles are three to four stories high and were mostly cuboid, but also built as round towers. Some towers were turned into castles, such as Kalmar Castle .
On Gotland castles are preserved at three churches:
There are also remains at the following churches:
On the Swedish mainland there are the castles:
- Brunflo Church ( Jämtlands län )
- Fellingsbro Church ( Örebro County )
- Harmånger Church ( Gävleborgs län )
- Löderup Church (Skåne län)
- Valleberga Church ( Skåne County )
literature
- Philip Line: Kingship and State Formation in Sweden, 1130-1290 . 2007, ISBN 90-04-15578-3 , p. 310ff ( books.google.com ).
- Kastal . In: Theodor Westrin (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 13 : Johan – Kikare . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1910, Sp. 1220 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
Web links
Commons : Kastal - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Description of the Swedish National Encyclopedia (Swedish)