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The Fortress Marienberg lies 100 m above the river Main. For nearly five centuries the Marienfeste was the palace of the prince-bishop of Würzburg. The first fortress on the site was a Celtic refuge castle (ca. 1000 BC). A medieval fortress was built here. In 1631, during the Thirty Years' War the fortress was taken by the Swedish king Gustav Adolf. After the year 1642 the fortress was rebuilt. The palace was remodelled in Baroque style. Two rings of heavy fortifications were added. The Baroque garden of the prince-bishop faces the city of Würzburg. This place used to be a canon emplacement. The canons were actually facing the city! Thus the prince-bishop wanted to remind the citizens of Würzburg of his power.
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Wikipedia: Franconia (German: Franken) is a region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria, a small part of southern Thuringia, and a region in northeastern Baden-Württemberg called Heilbronn-Franken. The Bavarian part is made up of the administrative regions of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken), and Upper Franconia (Oberfranken).Franconia (like France) is named after the Germanic tribe of the Franks. This tribe played a major role after the breakdown of the Roman Empire and colonised large parts of medieval Europe.Modern day Franconia comprises only a very tiny and rather remote part of the settlement area of the ancient Franks. In German, Franken is used for both modern day Franconians and the historic Franks, which leads to some confusion. The historic Frankish Empire, Francia, is actually the common precursor of the Low Countries, France and Germany. In 843 the Treaty of Verdun led to the partition of Francia into West Francia (modern day France), Middle Francia (from the Low Countries along the Rhine valley to northern Italy) and East Francia (modern day Germany). Frankreich, the German word for "France", and Frankrijk, the Dutch word for "France"; literally mean "the Frankish Empire".
