Harsefeld Castle
| Harsefeld Castle | ||
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 Foundations of the former monastery |
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| Creation time : | 969 | |
| Castle type : | Location | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Count | |
| Place: | Harsefeld | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 27 '12.5 " N , 9 ° 30' 5.9" E | |
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The castle Harsefeld is a Outbound castle in the spots Harsefeld in the district Stade in Lower Saxony .
The castle was built in Harsefeld (also called Rossenfeld) in 969 by Heinrich von Stade , who received the county of Stade after the death of Wichmann the Younger in 967 . This was around 1000 and the grave lay the Udonen . From an entry in the Annalista Saxo for the year 969 it can be deduced that the castle only existed for about 50 years until the Harsefeld counts relocated their seat to Stade at the beginning of the 11th century. They tore down the castle and founded a monastery in Harsefeld, which became their burial place. Henry son of the same was based on the castle grounds during the period 1001 to 1010 a provost after 99 years in the Benedictine monastery Harsefeld was converted which lasted until the 1648th
Nothing remains of the castle, which is surrounded by ramparts and moats . The monastery complex, on the edge of which an official courtyard building was built in 1740, was almost completely exposed in its foundation walls and is now used for events.
Excavations took place in 1992 and 1993, during which only a small part of the approximately one hectare area of the former castle was exposed. According to the archaeological investigations, the castle grounds were comprised of a 3.5 meter deep and about 10 meter wide moat, on the inside of which there was probably a wall.
The excavated remains of the castle were a wooden building and a pit house , which can be dated to the 8th and 9th centuries. In addition, the remains of a 9 meter long and 1 meter wide stone foundation were uncovered, the stones of which were connected by mortar.
literature
- Thietmar von Merseburg : Annales, chronica et historiae aevi Saxonici
- Dieter Ziermann: A 10th century castle in Harsefeld. in: Archeology in Lower Saxony , Vol. 17. Oldenburg 2014, pp. 128–131