Burgus Thaldorf

Burgus Thaldorf
limes	ORL NN ( RLK )
Dating (occupancy)	Diocletian (284–305) ; or Valentine (364–375)
Type	Burgus
size	19 × 13 m
Construction	stone
State of preservation	Double ring trench visible in the area
place	Kelheim - Thaldorf
Geographical location	48 ° 52 '56.4 " N , 11 ° 51' 5.5" E
Previous	Eining Fort (southwest)
Subsequently	Burgus Untersaal (northeast)
Upstream	Small fort Weltenburg-Galget (northwest)

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The Burgus on the Late Antique Danube Limes

The Burgus Thaldorf is a small late Roman military site ( Burgus ) near Thaldorf , a district of the municipality of Kelheim in the district of Kelheim , Bavaria . Clearly visible remains of its defense and its tower hill have been preserved on site. The location of the Burgus is in the parcel 1687 on a forest path, 1,300 meters west of the former Thaldorf-Weltenburg train station in the wooded northeastern gusset of district roads 18 and 21.

location

The Burgus built on the site of Thaldorf was built as a rear checkpoint on the Donausüdstraße , which is important for trade and the military , and was located between the late antique small fort Abusina ( Eining ) and the Burgus Untersaal . From there the road continued to Castra Regina ( Regensburg ), the garrison of the Legio III Italica, which was reduced in size by the 30s of the 4th century at the latest . Even today the embankment of the Donausüdstraße that leads directly past Burgus Thaldorf can still be seen in the area.

Building history

In order to secure the road to Regensburg in troubled times, the Burgus was built as a border security measure during late antiquity. Its date is still uncertain. It ranges from statements such as “at the latest” under Emperor Diocletian (284–305) to “ Valentine ” (364–375). A total of nine of these systems are known to date between Eining and Regensburg.

Some layers of the masonry may have been preserved from the Burgus, which measures around 19 × 13 or 25 × 13 meters, depending on the author. This is indicated by slightly raised edges of the system. There are also individual limestone stones lying freely on the surface. Johannes Pätzold reported in 1983 that he had also seen broken bricks here.

Two trenches with rounded corners encircle the structure. They are still at least a meter deep. The embankment between the two trenches is slightly towards the inner surface, but about 0.50 meters from the outside. From the location of the Burgus the soldiers could hardly see the Danube Limes even without trees. Her main focus was therefore on the street. The south-eastern outer ditch points to the Roman road Eining-Regensburg, which runs past it and which has been preserved at this point as a dead straight forest path. Perhaps a small quarry about 100 meters away can be linked to the construction of the watchtower.

Monument protection

The facilities mentioned are protected as registered ground monuments within the meaning of the Bavarian Monument Protection Act (BayDSchG) . Investigations and targeted collection of finds are subject to authorization, accidental finds must be reported to the monument authorities.

literature

Johann Auer: Fortifications and castles in the Kelheim district from the Neolithic to the late Middle Ages . Weltenburger Akademie, Abensberg 2008, p. 130.
Britta Rabold , Egon Schallmayer , Andreas Thiel : The Limes. The German Limes Road from the Rhine to the Danube . Theiss, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3806214611 , p. 152.
Michael Maria Rind : Archeology in the district of Kelheim. History brought to light . In: Monuments in Bavaria. District of Kelheim . Faustus, Munich-Zurich 1992, ISBN 3933474132 , p. 523.
Jochen Garbsch : Overview of the late antique Danube-Iller-Rhine-Limes . In: Jochen Garbsch, Peter Kos : The late Roman fort Vemania near Isny 1 . (= Munich contributions to prehistory and early history 44), Beck, Munich 1988, ISBN 3406333036 , p. 121.
Walter Torbrügge : Burial mound, Viereckschanze and Roman Burgus near Holzharlanden and Thaldorf . In: Sabine Rieckhoff-Pauli (Ed.): On the settlement history of the southern Franconian Jura, the front Bavarian Forest and the Danube plain. Regensburg - Kelheim - Straubing 1. (= Guide to archaeological monuments in Germany 5). Theiss, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8062-0384-9 , p. 149 ff .; here: p. 149.
Johannes Pätzold: The prehistoric and early historical area monuments of Lower Bavaria. (= Material booklets on Bavarian prehistory , series B, volume 2), Laßleben, Kallmünz 1983, ISBN 3-7847-5090-7 , pp. 178-179.
Paul Reinecke : Small writings on the prehistoric and early historical topography of Bavaria , Kallmünz 1962, pp. 149–150.

Remarks

↑ ^a ^b ^c Walter Torbrügge: Burial mound, Viereckschanze and Roman Burgus near Holzharlanden and Thaldorf . In: Sabine Rieckhoff-Pauli (Ed.): On the settlement history of the southern Franconian Jura, the front Bavarian Forest and the Danube plain. Regensburg - Kelheim - Straubing 1. (= Guide to archaeological monuments in Germany 5). Theiss, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8062-0384-9 , p. 149 ff .; here: p. 149.
↑ Small fort Eining at 48 ° 51 ′ 1 ″ N , 11 ° 46 ′ 15 ″ E48.850277777778 11.770833333333
↑ Burgus Untersaal at 48 ° 54 ′ 15.56 ″ N , 11 ° 56 ′ 57.63 ″ E48.904322222222 11.949341666667
↑ Michaela Konrad : The Regensburg legion camp and its surroundings between late antiquity and the Middle Ages . In: Andreas Schwarcz, Peter Soustal, Antoaneta Tcholakova (eds.): The Danube Limes in Late Antiquity and in the Early Middle Ages (= Miscellanea Bulgarica 22), LIT Verlag, Münster 2016, ISBN 978-3-643-50689-4 , p. 39 –76, here: p. 47.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Johann Auer: Fortifications and castles in the Kelheim district from the Neolithic to the late Middle Ages . Weltenburger Akademie, Abensberg 2008, p. 130; Walter Torbrügge: The landscapes around Regensburg in prehistoric times . In: Sabine Rieckhoff-Pauli (Ed.): On the settlement history of the southern Franconian Jura, the front Bavarian Forest and the Danube plain. Regensburg - Kelheim - Straubing 1. (= Guide to archaeological monuments in Germany 5). Theiss, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8062-0384-9 , pp. 28-118; here: p. 40.
^ Britta Rabold , Egon Schallmayer , Andreas Thiel : Der Limes. The German Limes Road from the Rhine to the Danube . Theiss, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3806214611 , p. 152.
↑ Ute Jäger: The Romans on the Danube . Keller, Treuchtlingen 1995, ISBN 978-3-924828-53-0 , pp. 74-75.
↑ Johannes Pätzold: The prehistoric and early historical land monuments of Lower Bavaria. (= Material booklets on Bavarian prehistory , series B, volume 2), Laßleben, Kallmünz 1983, ISBN 3-7847-5090-7 , pp. 178-179.

[Torbrügge_1984_149-1] Walter Torbrügge: Burial mound, Viereckschanze and Roman Burgus near Holzharlanden and Thaldorf . In: Sabine Rieckhoff-Pauli (Ed.): On the settlement history of the southern Franconian Jura, the front Bavarian Forest and the Danube plain. Regensburg - Kelheim - Straubing 1. (= Guide to archaeological monuments in Germany 5). Theiss, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8062-0384-9 , p. 149 ff .; here: p. 149.

[2] Small fort Eining at 48 ° 51 ′ 1 ″ N , 11 ° 46 ′ 15 ″ E48.850277777778 11.770833333333

[3] Burgus Untersaal at 48 ° 54 ′ 15.56 ″ N , 11 ° 56 ′ 57.63 ″ E48.904322222222 11.949341666667

[4] Michaela Konrad : The Regensburg legion camp and its surroundings between late antiquity and the Middle Ages . In: Andreas Schwarcz, Peter Soustal, Antoaneta Tcholakova (eds.): The Danube Limes in Late Antiquity and in the Early Middle Ages (= Miscellanea Bulgarica 22), LIT Verlag, Münster 2016, ISBN 978-3-643-50689-4 , p. 39 –76, here: p. 47.

[Auer_2008_130-5] Johann Auer: Fortifications and castles in the Kelheim district from the Neolithic to the late Middle Ages . Weltenburger Akademie, Abensberg 2008, p. 130; Walter Torbrügge: The landscapes around Regensburg in prehistoric times . In: Sabine Rieckhoff-Pauli (Ed.): On the settlement history of the southern Franconian Jura, the front Bavarian Forest and the Danube plain. Regensburg - Kelheim - Straubing 1. (= Guide to archaeological monuments in Germany 5). Theiss, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8062-0384-9 , pp. 28-118; here: p. 40.

[6] Britta Rabold , Egon Schallmayer , Andreas Thiel : Der Limes. The German Limes Road from the Rhine to the Danube . Theiss, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3806214611 , p. 152.

[7] Ute Jäger: The Romans on the Danube . Keller, Treuchtlingen 1995, ISBN 978-3-924828-53-0 , pp. 74-75.

[8] Johannes Pätzold: The prehistoric and early historical land monuments of Lower Bavaria. (= Material booklets on Bavarian prehistory , series B, volume 2), Laßleben, Kallmünz 1983, ISBN 3-7847-5090-7 , pp. 178-179.