Eichstädter Warte

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The watchtower of the Eichstädter Warte
Ensemble of stone chamber grave (foreground), dolmen goddess (center) and watchtower

The Eichstätter Warte is a medieval watch tower on a hill near the village of Langeneichstädt in the Saalekreis in Saxony-Anhalt . The watch tower is registered as a monument in the local monument register under registration number 094 05939 .

Watch tower

The tower has a height of 15.6 m and a circumference at the base of 23 m. As is usual with such systems, the only access is not at the level of the surroundings, but is on the south side at a height of about 8 m, so that the tower was (and is) only accessible via a ladder that used to be could be drafted by the tower crew in the event of danger. The viewing platform is 12 m high.

The first tower at this point was probably built under King Henry I in the 10th century as part of a series of defensive structures against the Hungarian invasions. The structure still preserved today, which is mainly made of limestone, but also sandstone, is younger. From the wall technology it can be concluded that it was built in the 14th or 15th century; Based on dendrochronological studies of remains of a wooden beam, the year of construction is assumed to be 1483.

Dolmen goddess

Next to the tower is a Neolithic stone chamber grave, which was discovered by chance during field work in 1987 and is known as the Langeneichstädt large stone grave . The cover plate formed a menhir depicting a dolmen goddess . This was removed and is now on display in the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle , but a replica is on the hill between the grave and the watchtower. The grave, dolmen goddess and tower form a monument ensemble.

The dolmen goddess is a stop on the tourist route " Himmelswege ".

Web links

Commons : Eichstädter Warte  - collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Short question and answer Olaf Meister (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Prof. Dr. Claudia Dalbert (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Ministry of Culture March 19, 2015 Printed matter 6/3905 (KA 6/8670) List of monuments Saxony-Anhalt
  2. Eichstädter Warte , online project fallen memorials, accessed on October 9, 2018

Coordinates: 51 ° 21 '24.3 "  N , 11 ° 44' 4.5"  E