Guestrower Landwehr

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The Güstrower Landwehr was the outer, late medieval border security ring around the Mecklenburg town of Güstrow from the end of the 13th century. Today only smaller remains exist on the southern edge of the Heidberg. The preserved section begins at the border castle on the border to Mühl Rosin and leads to the hill above the gravel pit near Schabernack and continues for around 900 meters to the Nebel . The trench is marked by six boundary stones with a cross on the side.

history

The Landwehr was first mentioned when Nikolaus II , Herr zu Werle, left a third of the court costs to the city of Güstrow. The letters set out an atonementous offense if someone ... should tear down or carry away the protective wall for the cattle.

The Landwehr served to protect the city and was the outer ring of the medieval city defense and border security systems. Above all, the overgrown earth walls were intended to hinder and prevent thieves from driving away the herds of cattle grazing in the town's field. Before a herd could overcome the wall with its trenches, the city guard or the Güstrow residents would be able to reach the scene and protect their livestock. Fortifications, the so-called castles, were attached to the arterial roads. These were simple half-timbered and stone towers built on a hill with a mostly simple road block next to them.

For the Güstrow Landwehr the “Glaswitzer Burg”, the “Primer Burg”, the “Gleviner Burg”, the “Grenzburg”, the “Stüvete Burg” and the “Bülower Burg” are named. The towers served as checkpoints from which one could communicate with the city through smoke or light signals. All weir systems face south, while there are no guard or weir systems in the north.

All “castles” were abandoned over time and converted into municipal leaseholds or left to decay. The “Gleviner Burg” and the “Grenzburg” became the residences of wood guards. The "Bülower Burg" subsequently developed into a small settlement.

Stüvete castle

The "Stüvete Castle" near Gutow and was first mentioned in 1394. It was located south of Güstrow on the Stütenbarg between Sumpfsee and Inselsee and secured the road to Goldberg and Parchim . The Landwehr was not located here in the city, but on the property of the Güstrow cathedral chapter.

literature

  • Wilhelm Mastaler: The city of Güstrow and its fortifications. In: A Güstrow city history. Norddeutscher Hochschulschriftenverlag, Rostock 1996
  • Wilhelm Mastaler: The Güstrower Landwehr and their castles. In: Eine Güstrower Stadtkunde , Norddeutscher Hochschulschriftenverlag, Rostock 1996