Piles, ramparts, deserts - 11.Landwehr

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Landwehrs are ramparts that served to protect and defend territories in the Middle Ages. They consisted of at least one earthen wall with ditches on both sides.





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To ward off cattle thieves and other intruders, the ramparts were planted with impenetrable thorny bushes. Thus, travelers were forced to use the official long-distance routes and to pay tolls at the passages secured with turnpikes.

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