Fortified hill settlement Beerenberg

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Prehistoric embankment at the southern edge of the Beerenberg plateau

The fortified hill settlement Beerenberg is a former settlement from prehistoric times fortified with earthen walls on the plateau of the Beerenberg in Winterthur in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland . It is classified as a cultural asset of regional importance .

location

The hillside settlement was located on a plateau on the Beerenberg plateau in the Wülflingen district at around 590  m above sea level. M. above the former Beerenberg monastery . Since the edge of the plateau has steep flanks, the location was strategically located.

History and description

Little is known about the history of the former hilltop settlement. In the center of the plateau there is said to have been a barrow that was probably destroyed when the forest road was built. A bowl stone mentioned in the 19th century is also considered lost today. On the southern edge of the Beerenberg plateau, prehistoric embankments have been preserved, which originally separated the plateau from the ridge. Since the wall was partially removed during the forest road construction, the individual fillings can be clearly seen in the profile. The bricking of the clay in the uppermost zone suggests that a fire may have occurred in the settlement.

literature

Web links

Commons : Beerenberg fortified hilltop settlement  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ B objects ZH 2018 . Canton of Zurich KGS inventory, B objects, status: 1.1.2018 (the changes for 2018 are marked in blue). In: babs.admin.ch / kulturgueterschutz.ch. Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP - Department of Cultural Property Protection, January 1, 2018, accessed on December 31, 2017 (PDF; 473 kB, 17 pages, updated annually, the changes for 2018 are marked in blue).
  2. ^ Federal Office for Topography: Castle Map of Switzerland - East. Federal Office for Topography, Wabern 2007, ISBN 978-3-302-09802-9 , p. 101.
  3. ^ Markus Graf, Bettina Hedinger, Vreni Jauch, Christoph Renold, Andrea Tiziani, Renata Windler: Background - Underground. Archaeological journey of discovery through Winterthur (= New Year's Gazette of the Winterthur City Library . Volume 331). Chronos Verlag, Zurich 2000, ISBN 3-908050-19-7 , p. 142.
  4. ^ Markus Graf, Bettina Hedinger, Vreni Jauch, Christoph Renold, Andrea Tiziani, Renata Windler: Background - Underground. Archaeological journey of discovery through Winterthur (= New Year's Gazette of the Winterthur City Library . Volume 331). Chronos Verlag, Zurich 2000, ISBN 3-908050-19-7 , pp. 142–143.

Coordinates: 47 ° 30 '22.7 "  N , 8 ° 39' 51.2"  E ; CH1903:  six hundred ninety-two thousand three hundred thirty-one  /  262450