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Sign in to savethumb|right|The dansker at Kwidzyn Castle thumb|right|The dansker at Kwidzyn Castle A dansker (also danzker) is a toilet facility, belonging to a castle, that is housed in a tower over a river or stream. The tower, a type of garderobe tower, is linked to the castle over a bridge, which has a covered or enclosed walkway. The dansker is frequently found on German Ordensburgen and is an architectural feature of the 13th and 14th centuries.
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thumb|right|The dansker at Kwidzyn Castle thumb|right|The dansker at Kwidzyn Castle A dansker (also danzker) is a toilet facility, belonging to a castle, that is housed in a tower over a river or stream. The tower, a type of garderobe tower, is linked to the castle over a bridge, which has a covered or enclosed walkway. The dansker is frequently found on German Ordensburgen and is an architectural feature of the 13th and 14th centuries.
The origin of the word, first used in 1393, probably comes from the town of Danzig.