kaiserpfalz

Also known as Pfalz, königspfalz

thumb|upright=1.4|Imperial Palace of Goslar, built 1030−1055. One of the few original, albeit heavily restored, palaces remaining.

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Origin of the name
Tradition of the “Itinerant Courts”
Purpose, locations, description
End of the ''Pfalzen''
List of Holy Roman Imperial palaces
See also
References
Literature

thumb|upright=1.4|Imperial Palace of Goslar, built 1030−1055. One of the few original, albeit heavily restored, palaces remaining.

The term Kaiserpfalz (, "imperial palace") or Königspfalz (, "royal palace", from Middle High German phal[en]ze to Old High German phalanza from Middle Latin palatia [plural] to Latin palatium "palace") refers to a number of palaces and castles across the Holy Roman Empire that served as temporary seats of power for the Holy Roman Emperor in the Early and High Middle Ages.

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