Charenza
Sign in to saveCharenza, also Karentia or Karenz, later also Gharense, was a medieval Slavic burgwall on the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea. It was the administrative centre of the Rani tribe and of the Principality of Rugia. Today, the remnants are called Venz Castle ().
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- Instance of
- castle
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Western Pomerania-Rügen District
- Image
- Burgwall bei Venz.jpg
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- located in/on physical feature
- Rügen
- Commons category
- Charenza
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- Danish conquest
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Charenza, also Karentia or Karenz, later also Gharense, was a medieval Slavic burgwall on the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea. It was the administrative centre of the Rani tribe and of the Principality of Rugia. Today, the remnants are called Venz Castle ().
thumb|The remnants of Charenza near Venz
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Charenza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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