Berlin, Germany
2003
Untertürkheim, Germany
1820-1824
Nuremberg, Germany
1517-1520
Weimar, Germany
1823-1828
Greifswald, Germany
c. 1260
Hamburg, Germany
1877
Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany
10th century
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
c. 616 BC
Wenningstedt-Braderup, Germany
3000 BC
Degernau, Germany
Bronze Age
Wadern, Germany
2nd century AD
The Château de Foix dominates the town of Foix. An important tourist site, it is known as a centre of the Cathars. Built on an older 7th-century fortification, the castle is known from 987. In 1002, it was mentioned in the will of Roger I, Count of Carcassonne, who bequeathed the fortress to his youngest child, Bernard. In effect, the family ruling over the region were installed here which allowed them to control access to the upper Ariège valley and to keep surveillance from this strategic point over the lower land, protected behind impregnable walls.
In 1034, the castle became capital of the County of Foix and played a decisive role in medieval military history. During the two following centuries, the castle was home to Counts with shining personalities who became the soul of the Occitan resistance during the crusade against the Albigensians.