Dirnitz
Sign in to savethumb|The dirnitz at Meersburg Castle A dirnitz ( or Türnitz, from the Slavic dorniza = "heated parlour", Danish: Dørns, North Frisian: dörnsch or dörnsk) 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.
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thumb|The dirnitz at Meersburg Castle A dirnitz ( or Türnitz, from the Slavic dorniza = "heated parlour", Danish: Dørns, North Frisian: dörnsch or dörnsk) 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).