Adirnitz (German: DürnitzorTürnitz, from the Slavic dorniza = "heated parlour", Danish: Dørns, North Frisian: dörnschordörnsk[1][2]) or Knights' Hall was the heatable area of a medieval castle. It was usually a single large room on the ground floor of the palas below the great hall. It was often expensively furnished and had a decorative vault. Occasionally it also described the cabinet (Kemenate) or an entire hall building. The term is German.
From the mid-15th century, the dirnitz, if used as a reception or gathering room or as a courtroom, was sometimes also called a courtroom (Hofstube).
Typical examples of a dirnitz may be seen at the Wartburg and Heinfels Castle. The dirnitzatBurghausen Castle is one of the rare examples where the heatable hall is on an upper storey.
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