Steinfurt is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Steinfurt. From c. 1100–1806, it was the capital of the County of Steinfurt.
Burgsteinfurt Castle
Castle and watermill
Front view of the mill "Schlossmühle"
Entry to Steinfurt Castle
A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that is dug and surrounds a castle, fortification, building, or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices. In older fortifications, such as hillforts, they are usually referred to simply as ditches, although the function is similar. In later periods, moats or water defences may be largely ornamental. They could also act as a sewer.
The moat surrounding Matsumoto Castle
North view of the fortress of Buhen in Ancient Egypt.
A medieval moat castle in Steinfurt, Germany
The 17th-century fortified town of Naarden, Netherlands, showing bastions projecting into the wet moat