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Question: What do you like most about castles?
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Start poll: May 16th, 2010 |
Result
Votes: 842
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Answer |
Votes |
Score |
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1. Ghost stories | 173  |
17 % |
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2. Activities around castles | 35  |
3 % |
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3. Life in the middle ages | 192  |
15 % |
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4. Medieval warfare | 163  |
12 % |
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5. Architecture and art | 222  |
14 % |
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6. Taking pictures of them | 57  |
3 % |
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Question: What are you castle plans this year?
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Start poll: March 18th, 2010 |
Result
Votes: 138
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Answer |
Votes |
Score |
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1. I don't visit castles but like to read about them | 43  |
24 % |
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2. When I see a castle or a flyer I want to go there | 44  |
20 % |
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3. I gonna visit a number of castles | 16  |
7 % |
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4. I'm gonna take several castle tours | 35  |
13 % |
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Question: What is your favorite castle type?
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Start poll: January 6th, 2010 |
Result
Votes: 464
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Answer |
Votes |
Score |
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1. City Castle | 80  |
15 % |
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2. Rock castle | 147  |
21 % |
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3. Water castle | 183  |
21 % |
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4. Harbour castle | 54  |
6 % |
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Question: What should be done with the ruin of an old castle?
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Start poll: July 23th, 2009 |
Result
Votes: 425
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Answer |
Votes |
Score |
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1. Nothing, let it decay further | 24  |
5 % |
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2. Preserve its current condition | 132  |
23 % |
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3. Make public use possible (e.g. museum) | 46  |
7 % |
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4. Rebuild to its original medieval design | 203  |
24 % |
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5. Rebuild to the most beautiful design | 20  |
2 % |
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Question: What is your favorite part of a castle?
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Start poll: May 26th, 2009 |
Result
Votes: 164
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Answer |
Votes |
Score |
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1. knights and their armour | 33  |
17 % |
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2. the gate with drawbridge | 17  |
8 % |
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3. old furniture and paintings | 18  |
8 % |
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4. towers and battlements | 69  |
23 % |
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5. the dungeon | 27  |
8 % |
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Question: How many medieval castles did you visit or take pictures last year?
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Start poll: March 11th, 2009 |
Result
Votes: 299
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Answer |
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1. None | 139  |
32 % |
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2. 1 to 4 | 46  |
10 % |
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3. 5 to 19 | 20  |
4 % |
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4. 20 to 49 | 19  |
4 % |
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5. 50 or more | 75  |
13 % |
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Question: Does Chateau de Chambord (France) belong in the castle top 100?
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Start poll: January 15th, 2009 |
Result
Votes: 214
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Answer |
Votes |
Score |
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1. Yes, it is a topcastle! | 151  |
41 % |
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2. I don't mind | 31  |
8 % |
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3. No, it is no real castle! | 32  |
7 % |
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Explanation
Chateau de Chambord is a renaissance castle, build in the 16th century by king Francois I of France.
Because it is build after the middle ages and not as a defensible home it does not comply to the definition of a castle as used by this website. Refer to the menu background for more information. More renaissance casles here.
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Question: What should be done with the ruin of an old castle?
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Start poll: May 5th, 2005 |
Result
Votes: 152
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Answer |
Votes |
Score |
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1. Nothing, let it decay further | 6  |
4 % |
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2. Preserve its current condition | 53  |
25 % |
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3. Make public use possible (e.g. museum) | 14  |
6 % |
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4. Rebuild to its original medieval design | 75  |
25 % |
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5. Rebuild to the most beautiful design | 4  |
1 % |
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Question: How many medieval castles did you visit or take pictures last year?
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Start poll: January 22nd, 2005 |
Result
Votes: 77
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Answer |
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Score |
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1. None | 16  |
17 % |
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2. 1 to 4 | 25  |
21 % |
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3. 5 to 19 | 12  |
9 % |
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4. 20 to 49 | 4  |
3 % |
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5. 50 or more | 20  |
13 % |
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Question: Which castle do you prefer to visit?
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Start poll: November 6th, 2004 |
Result
Votes: 99
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Answer |
Votes |
Score |
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1. Castle ruins | 33  |
25 % |
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2. Damaged castles | 14  |
10 % |
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3. Restored castles | 39  |
21 % |
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4. Developed castles | 13  |
7 % |
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Question: What region contains the most topcastles? The score of a region is the sum of the topcastles.com sco
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Start poll: October 2nd, 2004 |
Result
Votes: 28
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Answer |
Votes |
Score |
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1. Pays-de-Loire (France)
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22 % |
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2. Gelderland (Netherlands) | 5  |
12 % |
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3. South-East England | 9  |
18 % |
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4. Rheinland-Pfalz (Germany) | 6  |
11 % |
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Explanation
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Question: What is your favorite castle type?
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Start poll: July 22nd, 2004 |
Result
Votes: 30
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Answer |
Votes |
Score |
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1. Mountain castle | 10  |
25 % |
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2. Rock castle | 12  |
23 % |
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3. Water castle | 7  |
12 % |
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4. Harbour castle | 1  |
2 % |
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Question: Does Schloß NeuSchwanstein belong in the castle top 100?
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Start poll: June 15th, 2004 |
Result
Votes: 23
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Answer |
Votes |
Score |
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1. Yes, topcastle! | 11  |
32 % |
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2. I don't mind | 3  |
8 % |
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3. No, it is no real castle! | 9  |
20 % |
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Explanation
Schloß Neuschwanstein is in de 19de eeuw gebouwd door koning Ludwig II van Beieren.
Doordat het kasteel na de middeleeuwen gebouwd is valt het helaas niet onder de definitie van kasteel,
zie definitie van kasteel in het menu achtergrond.
Als Neuschwanstein in de top 100 zou staan zou het de 14de plaats innemen.
Het kasteel is wel opgenomen in de lijst Buitencategorie.
Neuschwanstein is niet gebouwd om daadwerkelijk verdedigbaar te zijn. In feite is dit kasteel gebouwd als romantisch beeld van hoe een kasteel er fantastisch mooi uit kan zien,
en dat is mede door de locatie uitstekend gelukt.
Het kasteel heeft model gestaan voor de Walt Disney-kastelen van Doornroosje en Assepoester. |
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