Zislow castle wall
| Zislow castle wall | |
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 Zislow castle wall |
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| Creation time : | 7th to 9th centuries |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle |
| Conservation status: | Wall remains |
| Place: | Zislow |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 26 '36 " N , 12 ° 19' 11" E |
The castle wall of Zislow , a municipality in the Mecklenburg Lake District , is located on the western shore of the Großer Pätschsee on a natural mountain spur. The Slavic castle wall is one of the rare hilltop castles in Mecklenburg from the older Slavic period of the 7th to 9th centuries.
The castle wall consists of an approx. 8100 m² main castle and an adjacent 8400 m² outer bailey . The ramparts of both parts of the castle faced south, as the remaining sides were naturally secured by steep slopes and lowlands. What is strange about the entire castle area is that it was not even, but has a height difference of 10 m! The outer and main castle each had a higher western part and a lower eastern part. One can therefore speak of a terrace-like "upper and lower castle" and that for the outer and main castle. Investigations from 1959 showed that there was a settlement in the same place during the Bronze Age. Today's whale incisions are modern and do not come from the Slav period.
The inhabitants of the former wood and earth castle belonged to the large Wilzen tribe , who at that time settled eastern Mecklenburg. It is possible that the facility was only used by the population in times of war, as agriculture and cattle breeding could only be pursued outside the castle.
literature
- Ulrich Schoknecht : Zislow. Results of archaeological research . In: Contributions to the prehistory and early history of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Volume 25, 1991.