Vosges are visible but a line with dense castles. The Jura is visible by the absence of castles.
Hungry_Radish6491 on
Damn Belgium
EchaleCandela on
Why does it cut countries?
Mannalug on
And now our enemies know lovation of our castles- fcking spy is in our ranks!
Ana_Na_Moose on
I wonder what the definition of “castle” used to make this map was
Republic_Jamtland on
Now add Svalbard.
Latzenpratz on
What is the source?
nomamesgueyz on
French are eager
SpikyCapybara on
I’m guessing that the data used the French *chateau* (fair enough, it’s the normal direct translation) which isn’t quite accurate and gave the skewed result we see here.
There would probably be a lot less red in France and Belgium if the map maker had used *chateau fort* (fortress) as this is more in line with what English speakers regard as a castle.
De_Dominator69 on
See this map pop up often and get dismissed as inaccurate every time.
It uses a very loose definition of castle, clearly so in the case of France where it must be including chateaus. Which while it means castle it commonly refers to manor/country houses that are nothing like a medieval castle you would picture. With them being 17th and 18th century mansions built for the wealthy and aristocracy with zero defensive value whatsoever. If you applied the same criteria to England you would without a doubt suddenly find a relatively higher density of “castles” in England.
epicmike87 on
Mum says it’s my turn to post this tomorrow.
DukeofJackDidlySquat on
Source?
alikander99 on
Oh is this time of the year already?
I do wonder how many times this map has been posted here.
RRautamaa on
“Europe” 😀
Maj0r-DeCoverley on
There’s a problem with data collection. Take the big Bordeaux blob for instance: those are vineyards. And very beautiful medieval villas, often fortified, there’s no issue with that: but depending on the language they’re not “castles”, as in: they’re not feudal military facilities. Château-Laffite (probably a large villa) isn’t the same as Carcassonne (huge fortress).
On the other hand, that’s still an interesting map. For instance in France you can observe the Bermuda Triangle (Landes forest, South-west coast) and the Grain Reserve (black area East of Paris: endless cereal fields)
jhwheuer on
Amazing what excess production capacity allows to do
AndreasNarvartensis on
A map of castles that doesn’t show Castile, the irony.
AllesIsi on
It is amazing how you can clearly see the Elbe as natural border between the slawic peoples of eatern europe and the HRE (until about the 12th century, when the HRE started a more concerted effort to germanify the slawic lands east of the Elbe) on this map.
Massimo25ore on
A good chunk of Europe is missing, especially in southern Italy there are lots of castles due to the Saracens and Ottomans raids.
skibidi-sigma-rizz-9 on
Misread as “concentration castles”. Imma go pray now
Low_Quit1022 on
“Concentration of castles in Western and Central Europe” FTFY
jntsjcp on
I wish that Portugal was part of europe, we have nice castles 🥺
Aggravating-Ad1703 on
This is the kind of maps Americans use when they wanna show how small Europe is
Pinhal on
Iberia missing ffs!
MrAppletree1742 on
You forgot to list the Baltics! Need to see the castles in Estonia
EmptyPlankton7744 on
Shouldn’t UK be covered feels like every town has a castle .
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Cool!
Vosges are visible but a line with dense castles. The Jura is visible by the absence of castles.
Damn Belgium
Why does it cut countries?
And now our enemies know lovation of our castles- fcking spy is in our ranks!
I wonder what the definition of “castle” used to make this map was
Now add Svalbard.
What is the source?
French are eager
I’m guessing that the data used the French *chateau* (fair enough, it’s the normal direct translation) which isn’t quite accurate and gave the skewed result we see here.
There would probably be a lot less red in France and Belgium if the map maker had used *chateau fort* (fortress) as this is more in line with what English speakers regard as a castle.
See this map pop up often and get dismissed as inaccurate every time.
It uses a very loose definition of castle, clearly so in the case of France where it must be including chateaus. Which while it means castle it commonly refers to manor/country houses that are nothing like a medieval castle you would picture. With them being 17th and 18th century mansions built for the wealthy and aristocracy with zero defensive value whatsoever. If you applied the same criteria to England you would without a doubt suddenly find a relatively higher density of “castles” in England.
Mum says it’s my turn to post this tomorrow.
Source?
Oh is this time of the year already?
I do wonder how many times this map has been posted here.
“Europe” 😀
There’s a problem with data collection. Take the big Bordeaux blob for instance: those are vineyards. And very beautiful medieval villas, often fortified, there’s no issue with that: but depending on the language they’re not “castles”, as in: they’re not feudal military facilities. Château-Laffite (probably a large villa) isn’t the same as Carcassonne (huge fortress).
On the other hand, that’s still an interesting map. For instance in France you can observe the Bermuda Triangle (Landes forest, South-west coast) and the Grain Reserve (black area East of Paris: endless cereal fields)
Amazing what excess production capacity allows to do
A map of castles that doesn’t show Castile, the irony.
It is amazing how you can clearly see the Elbe as natural border between the slawic peoples of eatern europe and the HRE (until about the 12th century, when the HRE started a more concerted effort to germanify the slawic lands east of the Elbe) on this map.
A good chunk of Europe is missing, especially in southern Italy there are lots of castles due to the Saracens and Ottomans raids.
Misread as “concentration castles”. Imma go pray now
“Concentration of castles in Western and Central Europe” FTFY
I wish that Portugal was part of europe, we have nice castles 🥺
This is the kind of maps Americans use when they wanna show how small Europe is
Iberia missing ffs!
You forgot to list the Baltics! Need to see the castles in Estonia
Shouldn’t UK be covered feels like every town has a castle .