Kuxburg
| Kuxburg | ||
|---|---|---|
 Plateau of the abandoned Kuxburg |
||
| Alternative name (s): | Kucksburg | |
| Creation time : | Early medieval | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | Castle stable, neck ditch, rampart, remains of foundations | |
| Place: | Timmenrode | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 46 '35.3 " N , 11 ° 0' 38.3" E | |
|
||
The Kuxburg , also known as Kucksburg , is an abandoned spur castle on a rock spur at the eastern end of the Teufelsmauer near Timmenrode in the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt . The disused railway line Blankenburg – Quedlinburg passes directly below the northern rock face .
investment
The area has been inhabited since the Stone Age. It is assumed that it primarily served as a fortified observation point - the view extends to the Hamburg coat of arms and to Regenstein Castle . The terrain slopes down on three sides, sometimes almost vertically. Some rocks were left as parapets during the leveling .
There is no documentary mention of the probably early medieval castle, only the field names Holz Kukesburch (1265/1285) and juxta Cukesborch (1284) have survived.
The castle probably served as waiting for the service of the counts of Regenstein standing ministerials of Mordorf .
swell
- Kuxburg. In: alleburgen.de
- The Kuxburg (Kucksburg). In: harzlife.de
- The Kuxburg on the Teufelsmauer. In: burgen.ausflugsziel-harz.de
