Gommerstedt
The former village of Gommerstedt was located in the area of the community Bösleben-Wüllersleben in the direction of Wülfershausen in the Ilm district in Thuringia .
History
Today's desert and former castle site Gommerstedt is located directly between Wülfershausen and Wüllersleben. An archaeological excavation documented the Gommerstedt manor from the 8th to 14th centuries. The first documentary mention dates back to the 8th century.
In the 10th or 11th century an artificial hill was raised and a wooden castle was built on it. Gommerstedt embodies the type of castle moth , which was mainly occupied by members of the lower landed gentry .
In the 12th or 13th century, the complex was converted into a stone fortification, which was then abandoned in the late Middle Ages .
At that time there were still remains above ground.
literature
- Timpel, Wolfgang: Gommerstedt. A high medieval manor in Thuringia . Weimar monographs on prehistory and early history. Volume 5.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Köhler: Thuringian castles and fortified prehistoric and early historical living spaces. Jenzig-Verlag, 2001, ISBN 3-910141-43-9 , pp. 111 and 112
Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 49.4 ″ N , 11 ° 5 ′ 15 ″ E