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Charenza
Charenza. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Charenza, also Karentia or Karenz, later also Gharense, was a medieval Slavic burgwall on the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea. It was the administrative centre of the Rani tribe and of the Principality of Rugia. Today, the remnants are called Venz Castle (German: Venzer Burgwall).

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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