Mellingburg
| Mellingburg | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Mellenburg | |
| Creation time : | 700 to 800 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg, moth | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, traces of terrain | |
| Place: | Hamburg-Sasel | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 40 '11 " N , 10 ° 5' 47" E | |
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The Mellingburg , also called Mellenburg , is an abandoned Niederungsburg ( Erdhügelburg (Motte)) on the neck of a peninsula near the Mellingburger Schleuse in the Alstertal in Hamburg-Sasel .
The Mellingburg, whose owners are not documented, was founded between 700 and 800 AD to protect against Norman incursions. It served as a people's refuge as early as the 9th century. After the city of Hamburg had grown further, it was expanded into a large refuge to protect against raids by the Danes and Slavs .
The former castle complex of the type of a motte had a main castle , which was separated from an outer castle by two small walls . Its main wall was ten feet high.
Today the Alsterwanderweg leads past the Burgstall (castle site), which shows only small remains and traces of terrain .
Web links
- Location (coordinates) and pictures
- Description and further sources in the castle information system BINSY