Zwinger Bastion, Forchheim

Franconian Switzerland

Zwinger Bastion, Forchheim

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Zwinger Bastion, Forchheim

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Location: Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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September 18, 2018

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Part of the surviving Baroque fortification of Forchheim is the Zwinger Bastion (built in 1657 - after the Thirty Years' War) with a wall from the Bastion of the Saltorturm …

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Imposing fortifications of the city

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November 14, 2018

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Part of the old city wall of Forchheim

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Elevation 310 m

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