Marsh castle

A marsh or marshland castle (German language: Sumpfburg) is a type of lowland castle that is situated in marshy or boggy countryside. It uses the natural inaccessibility of the terrain to its defensive advantage.

Examples of well-known marsh castles in Germany include:

Weferlingen Castle, a ruined castle in Oebisfelde-Weferlingen in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Oebisfelde Castle, the oldest surviving marsh castle in Germany, also situated in Oebisfelde-Weferlingen in Saxony-Anhalt.
Storkow Castle, in Storkow the state of Brandenburg.
Calvörde Castle, in Calvörde in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

v t e Fortifications

Since ancient times	Abatis Broch Castra Circular rampart City gate Crannog Ditch Defensive wall Gatehouse Gord Hill fort Palisade Refuge castle Stockade Sudis Trou de loup Vallum Wagon fort

Since Middle Ages	Arrowslit Barbican Bartizan Bastion Bent entrance Bergfried Caltrop Castle Concentric castle Cheval de frise Citadel Curtain wall Drawbridge Enceinte Embrasure Fortified tower Gate tower Gabion Glacis Guard tower Gulyay-gorod Hoarding Keep Kremlin (Detinets) L-plan castle Machicolation Moat Motte-and-bailey Murder-hole Neck ditch Peel tower Portcullis Reduit Shield wall Toll castle Tower house Turret Wall tower Ward (Bailey) Watchtower Yett

Since early modern period	Bastion Blockhouse Breastwork Caponier Casemate Cavalier Crownwork Coupure Hornwork Lunette Ostrog Outwork Polygonal fort Punji sticks Ravelin Redoubt Sandbag Scarp Sea fort Station Star fort Tenaille

Since 19th century	Barbed wire Barbette Border outpost Bunker Coastal artillery Gun turret Land battery Land mine Martello tower Outpost Trench warfare Sangar Wire obstacles

Since 20th century	Admiralty scaffolding Barbed tape Border barrier Concertina wire Defensive fighting position Spider hole British "hedgehog" road block Czech hedgehog Dragon's teeth Electric fence Flak tower Fire support base Hesco bastion Main Line of Resistance Sentry gun

By topography	Bridge castle Cave castle Hill castle Hill fort Hillside castle Hilltop castle Island castle Lowland castle Marsh castle Ridge castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle

By role	Imperial castle Ordensburg Refuge castle Toll castle

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