X-Nico

unusual facts about town walls



Štanjel

The town walls that surround most of the village were also built in the 15th century to protect the settlement from the Ottoman raids.


see also

Alcúdia

There are remains of a Roman town just outside the medieval town walls, in front of the Church of St. Jaume, belonging to the ancient city of Pollentia (see also the Italian Pollentia).

Free House

Freihaus (German for "free house"), in medieval times, a house within the town walls but legally outside the town's jurisdiction

Marvejols

Following the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, the town walls were reinforced to protect the Huguenot population during the French Wars of Religion, Protestant Capt. Matthieu Merle based himself at Marvejols during his conquest of the Gévaudan.