Section fortification Schanze (Nittenau)

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Section fortification Schanze
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Creation time : Prehistoric or early medieval building
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Construction: Trench system
Place: Fischbach (Nittenau) - Nittenau
Geographical location 49 ° 13 '34.9 "  N , 12 ° 12' 46.4"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 13 '34.9 "  N , 12 ° 12' 46.4"  E
Height: 435  m above sea level NHN
Section fortification Schanze (Bavaria)
Section fortification Schanze

The Schanze section fortification is located in the Fischbach district of the Upper Palatinate town of Nittenau in the Schwandorf district of Bavaria . The facility is located 1000 m south-southeast of Fischbach in the private forest department Schanze.

description

The section fortification lies on a narrow and steep mountain ridge between the Dellerbach and a western tributary. To the south of a light saddle is a neck ditch about 5 m deep . The cut ridge is about 80 m long and 13 m wide.

literature

  • Armin Stroh : The prehistoric and early historical monuments of the Upper Palatinate. (Material booklets on Bavarian prehistory, series B, volume 3). Verlag Michael Lassleben, Kallmünz 1975, ISBN 3-7847-5030-3 , p. 284.