Wildberg castle wall (Kastorfer See)
| Wildberg castle wall on Lake Kastorfer | |
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 Outermost bailey |
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| Creation time : | 7th to 8th centuries |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg |
| Conservation status: | Wall and moat remains |
| Place: | Wildberg (Western Pomerania) |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 39 '13 " N , 13 ° 5' 25" E |
The Wildberg castle wall is a Slavic castle wall that is located in the municipality of Wildberg on the eastern bank of the Kastorfer See in the Mecklenburg Lake District .
The ground monument consists of a smaller main castle and two arch-like bailey. This type of castle only existed among the Wilzen in the Old to Middle Slavic era. Ceramic finds indicate that the castle complex was built sometime in the 7th or 8th century. In the course of time it has been renewed and expanded again and again. The main castle was the residence of the local chief. The craftsmen and guards of the hill fort lived in the outer castles . In times of war, the population living in the surrounding villages also withdrew here. The four- hectare castle complex should have had enough space for up to 1000 people. The castle was abandoned in the 9th to 10th centuries.
It is noticeable that the castle area is open to the lake. No complicated ramparts were built here, as simple wooden palisades were sufficient for protection. Excavations by Volker Schmidt took place in the 1980s. Thereby one came across Yavian ceramics in the main castle. This indicates that the castle complex was used again briefly in the 11th to 12th centuries, which has already been proven in similar castles.
On the opposite bank, as well as on the island in Kastorfer See, there are other castle complexes from the Slav period. Today it is assumed that the Kastorfer See represented the center of the Tollensians .
See also
literature
- Gerald Gräfe: Found the center of the Tollensian tribe ?: Archaeologists suspect that the Slavic castles on Kastorfer See were an early urban center and forerunner of the city of Stavenhagen. In: Mecklenburg-Magazin: regional supplement of the Schweriner Volkszeitung. Issue 22, 1992, p. 6.
