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Order Was Formed There At End Of 12th Century
One Of A Series Of Fortifications Known As "Ordensburgen". These Were Originally Constructed By The Tk And The Livonian Brothers Of The Sword (Who Merged Into The Teutonic Knights In 1237) To Fortify Territory In Prussia And Livonia Against The Pagan Aboriginals.
The Teutonic Knights Built A Castle There Ca 1230. (They Had A Castle In The Lebanon At Toron) - The Castle At Torun Was Destroyed In 1454 But Has Been Excavated And Its Remains Are Part Of The Inscribed Area.
In 1211, When Forced Out Of Holy Land, They Were Encouraged To Settle In Transylvania. They Were Kicked Out 14 Years Later But Many "German" Settlers Stayed. "The Largest Fortified Church In Southeastern Europe, Prejmer (Tartlau In German) Was Built By Teutonic Knights In 1212-1213"
Granted To The Teutonic Knights On Condition That They Expelled The Victual Brothers. This They Did In 1398 Destroying Visby In The Process. In 1409 They Sold The Island To Queen Margaret Of Denmark, Norway And Sweden.
Sold To The Teutonic Knights In 1346 Who Used It To Control The Region Until Their Defeat By Sweden In 1561
The Teutonic Knights Occupied The Area In The 13th Century, Building Their Castles At Memel (1252), Neuhausen (1283), And At Rossitten (1372).
The Town Was Destroyed By The Teutonic Order In The Late 14th Century
Koblenz: In 1216 Prince-Bishop Theoderich Von Wied Donated To The Teutonic Knights Part Of The Lands Of The Basilica And The Hospital, Which Later Became The Deutsches Eck.