Heldrungen Fortress is a fortress used until 1712 with two moats, four Vauban bastions and five roundels and is located in Heldrungen, Thuringia. The core of the fortress shows itself as a bastioned castle from 1519, while the surrounding ramparts and bastions date from 1668. The main gate of the fortress is in turn flanked by two mighty round towers. The multi-storey Renaissance castle dates back to a 13th-century castle and still shows some architectural elements from the Gothic period in its structure, such as the division of the windows. A Romanesque keep, also called the "Müntzer Tower" because of the peasant leader imprisoned there, is integrated into the south wing of the castle. The building was rebuilt several times over the course of time and dilapidated parts were demolished, but today the castle presents itself in an exemplary restored version.
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