Hermannsburg (Saxony)
| Hermannsburg | ||
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 Dry masonry on Hermannsburg |
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| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | Castle stable, moat and wall remains | |
| Construction: | Dry masonry | |
| Place: | Elterlein - Hermannsdorf | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 35 '54.8 " N , 12 ° 55' 27.1" E | |
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The Hermannsburg is an abandoned hilltop castle on the so-called Singer or Sommersteinen north of the Elterlein district of Hermannsdorf in the Ore Mountains .
Description and history
The facility was located about 1 kilometer north of Hermannsdorf at the east end of the Singer or Sommersteine. Due to its location, it can be counted as a spur castle type . It had a long oval core work of around 12 by 22 meters. It was located on a natural rock cliff, which was artificially enlarged by added dry stone in the north. In front of the core plant, a section trench about 8 to 10 meters wide and a maximum of 3 meters deep runs from the north over the west side to the south-west . The bottom of the trench is on average about 5 to 6 meters lower than the core plant plateau. In the east and south, individual cliffs are in front of the plateau. In front of the ditch is the outer wall, 4 to 5 meters wide and 1 to 2 meters high.
In 1980 the facility was placed under protection as a historical monument .
literature
- Volkmar Geupel : The protected ground monuments in the Karl-Marx-Stadt district (= small writings of the State Museum for Prehistory Dresden. H. 3, ISSN 0232-5446 ). State Museum for Prehistory, Dresden 1983.
Individual evidence
- ^ Description of the facility in Volkmar Geupel: soil monuments in the Karl-Marx-Stadt district. 1983, p. 17.