Harpstedter Niederungsburg
| Harpstedter Niederungsburg | ||
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 On the left the wall, the moat and on the right the plateau. |
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| Creation time : | around 900 - 1000 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Ditches, walls | |
| Place: | Harpstedt | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 54 '25.4 " N , 8 ° 35' 43.6" E | |
| Height: | 35 m above sea level NN | |
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The Harpstedter Niederungsburg is a hill fort in Harpstedt in the Lower Saxon district of Oldenburg , which was probably built in the 10th or 11th century . Written documents about the time and the background of the creation are not known.
location
The facility is located about 350 m southeast of the Amtshof von Harpstedt and about 100 m east of the Delme on the street Tielingskamp . It has been included in the series of archaeological adventure routes in the Wildeshauser Geest Nature Park .
construction
An inner ditch with a width of up to 6.5 m and a depth of 1.30 m lines the plateau of the castle (diameter: about 15 m). This trench is followed by an up to 3 m wide dam, which in turn is enclosed by a 6 to 10 m wide and about 1 m deep trench. In the north there is a basin in which there is still water today when it has rained a lot. There are no traces of the building itself. In all likelihood, the castle was built as a half-timbered building. At the time of its creation, a palisade was probably built along the castle plateau. It can also be assumed that bridges or at least footbridges were built to cross the trenches.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fascination Archeology: Niederungsburg Harpstedt , accessed on September 21, 2019.
- ↑ Information board “Early History Fortification” in Harpstedt.
- ↑ Route 5: "Sonnenstein Route" , accessed on September 21, 2019.
- ↑ Route 6: "Stones, Graves, Cults" , accessed on September 21, 2019.
Web links
- Kreiszeitung.de - attraction almost "invisible" , accessed on September 21, 2019