Ackeburg
| Ackeburg / Ackenburg | ||
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 Wall near the Ackeburg, 2020 |
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| Creation time : | First mentioned in 1216 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Neck ditch, cross wall | |
| Place: | Falkenstein / Harz | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 41 '9.9 " N , 11 ° 15' 12.7" E | |
| Height: | 333.2 m above sea level NHN | |
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The Ackeburg , also called Ackenburg , is the castle stables of a high medieval hill castle in the Harz Mountains . It is located near Meisdorf in the urban area of Falkenstein / Harz in the Harz district of Saxony-Anhalt .
The castle was first mentioned in 1216 and has been abandoned or destroyed since 1400. There was also the village of Akkeburg there .
Geographical location
The Burgstall Ackeburg is located in the Lower Harz within the Mansfeld region . It is located between Mägdesprung (northern part of Harzgerode) and Meisdorf (south-western part of Falkenstein / Harz ) on a rocky ridge ( 333.2 m above sea level ) north of the Selke valley . In the wooded landscape of the Harz / Saxony-Anhalt nature park, it is located in the Selketal nature reserve about 3.7 km southwest of the village church of Meisdorf.
About 1.2 km to the southwest is the Alter Falkenstein Castle and about 1 km southeast of the Falkenstein Castle (Neuer Falkenstein) - both on the other side of the Selke Valley.
History and layout
The Ackeburg was first mentioned in 1216 AD as the seat of Burgmannen of Count von Falkenstein . Like the village of Akkeburg , which was once at or near the castle , of which nothing is left, it has been abandoned or destroyed since 1400. The owners of the castle were the Lords of Ackeburg .
The castle complex, which consisted of a main and outer bailey with a moat and several ramparts, had a main castle about 30 m in diameter standing on a rocky hill . Above this, in the direction of the highest point on the hill, there was an approximately 11 m wide outer bailey . Nowadays, parts of the neck ditch and cross wall can still be seen at the Burgstall .
Lookout point and hiking
Ackeburg can be reached from Meisdorf on forest paths, including the Meisdorf Trift, past Eckartsberg ( 330.5 m ) and Wilhelmsberg ( 329.8 m ) and finally on the Lumpenstieg . About 100 m south-southeast of the Burgstall is the Selkesicht viewpoint (approx. 330 m ; ⊙ ; with picnic area ), which is included as no. 204 in the system of stamping points for the Harz hiking pin. From there, the view falls into the Selke valley and the Falkenstein Castle (Neuer Falkenstein) on the other side . The Selke flows to the south of the Selke view located Akkeburgbrücke ( 207.6 m ) to approximately 205 m height, so that between the viewpoint and flow are approximately 125 m height difference. As the castle is also the Selke view on the rags Stieg to achieve, which is further down east steeply to the Gasthaus Zum Falken leads Selketal, where he on the Selketalstieg and European Route E11 meets.
literature
- Friedrich Stolberg: Fortifications in and on the Harz Mountains - From early history to modern times. 2nd Edition. Verlag August Lax, 1983, ISBN 3-8269-1002-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Entry on Ackeburg in the private database "Alle Burgen".
- ↑ a b c d e f g h The Ackeburg in the Selketal. u. a. with a photo of the village Akkeburg - Wallgraben information board at the Burgstall , on ausflugsziel-harz.de
- ↑ a b Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ Harzer Wanderadel: stamp point 204 / Selkesicht an der Ackeburg (Selkesicht) , on harzer-wandernadel.de