New Kentzlin Castle Wall
| New Kentzlin Castle Wall | |
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 View of the ramparts |
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| Creation time : | 10th to 12th centuries |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle |
| Conservation status: | Receive |
| Place: | Kentzlin - New Kentzlin |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 45 '51 " N , 12 ° 58' 50" E |
The castle wall of Neu-Kentzlin is a ground monument in Neu-Kentzlin , a district of the municipality of Kentzlin in the Mecklenburg Lake District . The Slavic ramparts lay on the western edge of the Tollenser area . Today it is located approx. 250 m west of the village of the same name. It was built quite early on on a natural oval hill and over the centuries it was continually raised and expanded, so that in the end it reached a considerable height. It bears a great deal of resemblance to the systems at the same time in the village of Mecklenburg or Raddusch in the Spreewald.
The weir system was 100 × 90 m in size and had only one entrance gate to the south. There is no record of who has once lived here. It can be assumed that the complex was used as a refuge in its early days and then developed into a local prince or cult castle over time. Today there are regular festivals of the village population in the wall. The hilltop castle has been very well preserved.
Web links
- Neu-Kentzlin , accessed July 2, 2011