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    A dirnitz (German: Dürnitz or Türnitz, from the Slavic dorniza = "heated parlour", Danish: Dørns, North Frisian: dörnsch or dörnsk) or Knights' Hall was...
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    1562. In the 18th century, the moat was filled. In 1931, the castle's dirnitz and two towers were destroyed by fire. The castle again saw damage, and...
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    (knights' hall) on the upper floor; this is connected by an open arcade to the dirnitz and princely suite, which date to the 14th–17th centuries. A cannon battery...
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    The Gothic Dirnitz, a five-bay, cross-vaulted courtyard room, whose square main hall rests on a round central pillar is here. Below the Dirnitz lies the...
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