Gosevelde Castle
| Gosevelde Castle | ||
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 Sign to the "Burg Räuberkuhle" (in Häven) |
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| Alternative name (s): | Gosefeld Castle, Räuberkuhle Castle | |
| Creation time : | first mentioned in 1255 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg, moth | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, small remains | |
| Place: | Ratekau | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 59 '6.9 " N , 10 ° 49' 11.6" E | |
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The castle Gosevelde even castle Gosefeld , castle Räuberkuhle called, is an Outbound medieval motte (Motte) in the municipality Ratekau in Ostholstein in Schleswig-Holstein referred.
It is located northeast of the Hemmelsdorfer lake - about 500 m east of the river Aalbek and about 200 meters east of the Twerbek designated the eastern arm of the Aalbek - south of Niendorf (municipality Timmendorfer beach ) and west of the village Häven . The former tower hill with some boulders - former foundation stones - and a ditch are visible . The castle was built on a steeply sloping ridge on the edge of the Hemmelsdorfer See (which has now silted up there).
The castle was a moth with a diameter of 12 to 14 m, which - presumably - was made of wood and provided with a stone foundation on a small hill and protected by the lake and an approx. 4 m wide ditch. The castle was first mentioned in 1255 and existed during the 13th and 14th centuries. It belonged to the Holstein knights of Buchwaldt . The remains of the castle are under monument protection as a ground monument .
On February 5, 1255, Counts Johann I and Gerhard I of Holstein joined forces against Detlev von Buchwald and his brothers, as well as Otto von Padelügge, who endangered the country roads from the castle . Against payment of Lübeck subsidies, they should take action against the castle.
literature
- Harald Gerhardt: The archaeological monuments in the large community Ratekau . In: Jahrbuch für Heimatkunde Eutin 1994, ISSN 1866-2730 , pp. 28–35.
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Remarks
- ^ Ernst Deecke: History of the City of Lübeck , Volume 1, Lübeck 1844, p. 140.