Franzosenschanze (Hohenlimburg)

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Franzosenschanze above the Wesselbach valley in Hohenlimburg
3D terrain model of the Wallburg

The Franzosenschanze (Hohenlimburg) is a ring rampart from the 13th century on the Piepenbrink in Hohenlimburg near Hagen , about 600 meters south-east of the Raffenburg and the “fairy tale forest”.

The Franzosenschanze was probably built as a fort by Count Eberhard I. von der Mark in order to bombard the nearby Raffenburg with siege engines in May 1288. This was taken in the Limburg succession dispute in 1288 after a long siege by Count Eberhard von der Mark, probably due to lack of water, and then partially destroyed.

The trenches and ramparts of the so-called Franzosenschanze can still be seen in the forest today. Located in the Egge conservation area.

Web links

Commons : Franzosenschanze (Hohenlimburg)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Kai Olaf Arzinger: "Walls, Burgen, Herrensitze" a historical hiking guide, 72 pages, with numerous sketches and photos, Hagen-Hohenlimburg 1991

Coordinates: 51 ° 20 '48.8 "  N , 7 ° 33' 37.4"  E