Wasserburg
The Wasserburg is a castle of plain, generally built on a quadrangular mound.
It had in the beginning one or more very broad water ditches to ensure its defense vis-a-vis the invaders. The drawbridge was protected by a keep.
The castles of Asswiller, Diemeringen, Saar-Union, Lorentzen, Sarrewerden, Niederstinzel, Scharrachbergheim are examples of Wasserburg.
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