Marienburg
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The names Marienburg or Frauenburg were given to many towns in German-speaking countries in the Middle Ages.
The names usually originated in the construction of a fortified (hence -burg) chapel, church, or monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary, also descriptively called Frau (woman, wife). Ex. [Marienburg Abbey:[1]. There are many fortresses, castles, and towns with the name Marienburg, such as:
- the historical German names of:
- Malbork, Poland, and its castle built by the Teutonic Knights, the Malbork Castle
- Alūksne, Latvia
- Feldioara, Romania
- A castle [2] in Niederalfingen near Aalen, Germany
- A castle in Hanover, residence of the Prince of Hanover
- Marienburg (Hildesheim), a castle in Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany
- Marienburg (Russia), a suburb of St.Petersburg
- Marienburg (Suriname), a town in Suriname
- Marienburg (Mosel), a former Augustinian monastery built near the ruins of a Roman fortress in Zell an der Mosel near Trier, Germany, now a youth center of the Archbishopric of Trier
- Köln-Marienburg, a suburb of Cologne
- Maribor, in Slovene Styria (Štajerska) and second biggest city of the country.
In the Warhammer Fantasy world, Marienburg (Warhammer) is a fictional city.
- see also Marienberg, Siege of Marienburg
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