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Greiz is a town in Thuringia, and it is the capital of the district of Greiz. Greiz is situated in eastern Thuringia on the river Weiße Elster. As with other nearby settlements, the place name is of Slavic origin and means Gradec. It was first mentioned in 1209. The prime location of Greiz at the river Weiße Elster and the stream Göltzsch made it a fast-growing town. It kept expanding during the last 1000 years. It has been recognized as town in the 13th century for the first time. Later the House of Reuss, a ruling German dynasty, built 2 castles in Greiz: the Oberes Schloss and the Unteres Schloss . Both were built by famous architects and are sti...
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    A powder tower , occasionally also powder house , was a building used by the military or by mining companies, frequently a tower, to store gunpowder or, later, explosives. They were common until the 20th century, but were increasingly succeeded by gunpowder magazines and ammunition depots. The explosion of a powder tower could be catastrophic as, for example, in the Delft Explosion of 1654. Buildings formerly used as powder towers include the following: Langer Turm, Aachen Pulvertürmchen in Aachen Pulverturm, Andernach Pulverturm, Anklam Pulverturm, Bad Bentheim Pulverturm, Bad Reichenhall Bremer Pulvertürme Pulverturm, Burghausen Malteserturm in Chur Knochenturm in Einbeck Pulverturm, Greiz Färberturm, Gunzenhausen Pulverturm, Johanngeorgenstadt Pulverturm, Jena Pulverturm, Krems Pulve...
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