Oppidum Momberg near Gronig
The Oppidum Momberg was an ancient Celtic fortification ( ring wall ) on the Momberg near Gronig in Saarland .
topography
The Momberg is part of the Hunsrück foreland and has two mountain peaks: a northern one in the Pfaffenwald (499.4 meters) and a southern one in the Dillingerwald (490.9 meters). Together with the Losenberg, it forms the watershed between the Blies and Nahe .
Monument description
The remains of a wall fortification still visible are still 12 m wide and up to 3 m high in the base.
literature
- Reinhard Schindler : Studies on the prehistoric settlement and fortification system of the Saarland . Paulinus-Verlag Trier 1968.
Coordinates: 49 ° 31 '10 " N , 7 ° 3' 40" E