Grönsfurth

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Coordinates: 54 ° 17 '16.8 "  N , 9 ° 38' 24.3"  E

Memorial stone Grönsfurt near Fockbek

The Grönsfurth (or Grönsfurt ) was a ford through the Eider near Fockbek .

history

At the Grönsfurther inland dune between Fockbek and Westerrönfeld , the two kingdoms of the Vikings and Franks collided. 811 peace negotiations between Vikings and Franks took place at the ford there.

The location was favorable for the time: from Grönsfurth it is about 27 kilometers to Haithabu , half a day's ride for the Vikings on horseback. From Esesfeld Castle on the Stör , the knights on horseback only needed one day to get to the Eiderfurt. There, the negotiators of the Frankish King Charlemagne and the Viking King Hemming met to negotiate the first German-Danish peace.

The fact that there was an important river crossing from north to south was mentioned in legends and traditions. The rediscovery of the “Grenzfurt” succeeded in 2010. Only at this point did the sandy subsoil offer a firm hold, while the rest of the length of the cliff on the Untereider blocks smooth access to the water. "Högndor" means "the high gate", which in turn was the place name for the south side of the ford. Today this refers to the flat hill on which the center of Westerrönfeld rises.

The field name "Grönhude" refers to a hut, a wood storage or landing area or a small ferry station. The street name Grönsfurther Weg in Fockbek is identical to the former Ochsenweg , in north-south direction the point where the oxen were driven over the Eider until a bridge was built near Rendsburg around 1200 .

With the construction of the Eider Canal in the 18th century, the river was made navigable and the ford was abandoned.

Memorial stone

In 2013 a memorial stone was erected near the ford to commemorate these negotiations.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Anke Feiler-Kramer: "The Eiderfurt near Fockbek" . 2010.

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