Dömitz Fortress
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The Dömitz Fortress is a bastion fort in Dömitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was built by John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, between 1559 and 1565, to secure Mecklenburg's border. The
Main entrance into the fort
The main gate of Dömitz Fortress
Held Bastion
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Elbe
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The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia, then Germany before flowing into the North Sea
Dömitz Fortress
…fort, which had been built in the 13th century. The fort was one of the strongest in the area, and it was able to secure Mecklenburg's border on the Elbe River. The fort was designed by the Italian military engineer Francesco a Bornau, who also designed the fortifications of the Schwerin Palace. Like…
The Elbe (Labe) near Děčín, Czech Republic
Albis or Albia are old medieval names for the river Elbe
The Middle Elbe in the North German Plain near the village of Gorleben. In this section, the river had been part of the Iron Curtain between West and East Germany during the Cold War. For that reason, the river banks even today look relatively natural and undeveloped. (Photo taken in 2011)
View of the Elbe in Saxon Switzerland, an area in Germany