Monsilienburg

As Monsilienburg are ramparts , made up, halfway between Beverstedt and the village of waves are in a wooded area. The back of the Geest, on which the Monsilienburg stands, is surrounded on one side by the Lune .

Site plan of the Monsilienburg

The Monsilian castle is still preserved in the form of ramparts.

The inner castle area is now wooded.

Information board at the Monsilienburg

Due to the wooded area, one can only guess how big the former castle must have been today, but the central ring wall encloses an area of around 70 meters in diameter, which represented the castle area. Therefore, the Monsilienburg was considered one of the largest castles of its time in northern Germany.

It was an archiepiscopal castle in Bremen, which was named "Castrum monsowe". The rampart could be flooded through the nearby Lune and thus offered almost insurmountable protection. The year of construction is unknown, but a document proves that the Stedinger and Osterstader destroyed the "Castrum monsowe" in 1212.

“The ramparts were probably built to protect the former settlers. In the early Middle Ages, the deep trenches and wooden palisades are said to have protected the rural settlement from raids by Hungarian horsemen. ... What was inside the ring wall can only be guessed at and could be explored on the basis of an excavation. ... After the destruction of the facility, the ruling family "von Luneberg" decided against rebuilding it. Instead, a new castle was built in Altluneberg . "

- Information board at the entrance to the Monsilienburg

The former local home keeper of Beverstedt, Hans Mindermann, says that the Monsilienburg was not rebuilt, "because the management of such a large castle complex was much too expensive and time-consuming" . There is also a legend about the Monsilienburg. It speaks of robber knights who stole a maiden from Beverstedtermühlen.

Today the Monsilienburg is a destination for excursions.

literature

Ernst Andreas Friedrich : The Monsilienburg near Beverstedt , pp. 38–39, in: If stones could talk , Volume III, Landbuch-Verlag, Hanover 1995, ISBN 3-7842-0515-1 .

Web links

Entry by Michaela Jansen on Monsilienburg in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute

Individual evidence

^ Samtgemeinde Beverstedt in the district of Cuxhaven, Ed .: Samtgemeinde Beverstedt, undated, p. 9.
↑ Mushard Luneberg: "From the von Luneberge, which also differently the Bicker, item von Elme, von Wedele and von Bochhorst closed up". In: “Bremisch- und Verdischer Ritter-Sahl, or Denckmahl of the ancient, famous noble families, especially the highly commendable knighthood in the Hertzogthümern Bremen and Verden. Wobey also received news from the old Marckgraffen zu Stade, Graffen zu Leßmona, Stokel, Diepholtz and Waldenberg, noble gentlemen from Mackenstede and Stumpenhausen, as well as Frey gentlemen from Bederkesa, Hasseldorff and Bramstede ”. Joh. Andreas Grimm, Bremen 1720, OCLC 165804251, pp. 374–379 (digitized from the pages of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek [accessed on March 1, 2015]).
^ The integrated community of Beverstedt in the present and the past, Verlag der Männer vom Morgenstern , Bremerhaven 1983, Hans Mindermann, p. 59
^ The integrated community Beverstedt in the present and past, Heinrich Mahler, p. 78

53.419277 8.858242Coordinates: 53 ° 25 '9.4 " N , 8 ° 51' 29.7" E

[prospekt-1] Samtgemeinde Beverstedt in the district of Cuxhaven, Ed .: Samtgemeinde Beverstedt, undated, p. 9.

[2] Mushard Luneberg: "From the von Luneberge, which also differently the Bicker, item von Elme, von Wedele and von Bochhorst closed up". In: “Bremisch- und Verdischer Ritter-Sahl, or Denckmahl of the ancient, famous noble families, especially the highly commendable knighthood in the Hertzogthümern Bremen and Verden. Wobey also received news from the old Marckgraffen zu Stade, Graffen zu Leßmona, Stokel, Diepholtz and Waldenberg, noble gentlemen from Mackenstede and Stumpenhausen, as well as Frey gentlemen from Bederkesa, Hasseldorff and Bramstede ”. Joh. Andreas Grimm, Bremen 1720, OCLC 165804251, pp. 374–379 (digitized from the pages of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek [accessed on March 1, 2015]).

[sagem-3] The integrated community of Beverstedt in the present and the past, Verlag der Männer vom Morgenstern , Bremerhaven 1983, Hans Mindermann, p. 59

[4] The integrated community Beverstedt in the present and past, Heinrich Mahler, p. 78