Also means
stronghold
Usage Note
Festung is a fortress or stronghold, derived from fest (firm, solid). It can be literal, a fortified place, or figurative, an impregnable position: eine uneinnehmbare Festung. Compare the smaller Burg (castle) and the modern Bunker.
Examples
"Die Festung widerstand monatelanger Belagerung."
Natural Translation
The fortress withstood months of siege.
Literal Translation
The fortress withstood months-long siege.
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