Bannborg

The spell Borg (also Bonn Borg , Borgstädt ) is a worn medieval castle in the southern Delvenauniederung .

location

The castle site is two kilometers west of Nostorf , about 200 meters east of the Delvenau in a swamp area that was drained after 1850. The square castle with rounded corners was protected by two upstream ditches , a wall, another ditch and another wall. This inner wall measured approximately 37 by 37 meters and thus enclosed an unusually small area compared to the outside facilities. The fort had only one entrance and the ramparts were at least partially reinforced with rocks (boulders) that were not available on site. The aerial photo gives the impression of a circular outer trench with a diameter of at least 200 meters. In the terrain, height differences of one meter and more as well as reed belts give an idea of the course of ramparts and ditches.

history

The castle was evidently too insignificant to be mentioned in the medieval sources. When Beltz visited the site at the beginning of the 20th century, the ramparts had already been severely removed by the surrounding farmers for the extraction of building material. Nevertheless, the gate cut in the outer wall was still clearly visible. Beltz classified the building as a border castle due to its location on the Limes Saxoniae , but assumed it was not used until between 1200 and 1300. Bastian also assumed a border castle, but at least a tower hill .

Local legend says that a man named Jark betrayed the castle to the enemy when the trenches were without water. The castle belonged to three brothers: Dei hürte de Slotbarg von Boizenburg, de Bullbarg and de Bannborg .

Individual evidence

^ Dieter Greve: Field name atlas for southern Mecklenburg. Volume I: City of Boizenburg. Villages of the Boizenburg-Land office. First part. Thomas Helms Verlag, Schwerin 2011, ISBN 978-3-940207-25-8 .
^ Ina Kahns: On the folklore of Mecklenburg using the example of the old Boizenburg office at the beginning of the 20th century. Dortmund 1983, ISBN 3-923293-02-X .

53.400555555556 10.623333333333Coordinates: 53 ° 24 ′ 2 ″ N , 10 ° 37 ′ 24 ″ E

[1] Dieter Greve: Field name atlas for southern Mecklenburg. Volume I: City of Boizenburg. Villages of the Boizenburg-Land office. First part. Thomas Helms Verlag, Schwerin 2011, ISBN 978-3-940207-25-8 .

[2] Ina Kahns: On the folklore of Mecklenburg using the example of the old Boizenburg office at the beginning of the 20th century. Dortmund 1983, ISBN 3-923293-02-X .