Pass clause tower
| Pass clause tower | ||
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 Passklausenturm and Tannenberg Manor |
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| Creation time : | 12th century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Tower, three-sided moat | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 36 '22.7 " N , 12 ° 56' 54.6" E | |
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The Pass Clause Tower in Tannenberg near Geyer in the Ore Mountains is the last remaining part of a moated castle and probably served to protect the road passing by.
history
A document from 1162 shows that Emperor Barbarossa took possession of the then undeveloped border forest south of Freiberg and at the same time ordered securing of the border routes over the Ore Mountains to Bohemia . The construction of the Tannenberg castle complex may be related to this arrangement. The name Passklausenturm suggests that a rest stop or restaurant could have been available at this location.
During the invasion of Saxony by the Hussites , the castle complex was destroyed except for the tower, the wooden superstructures and extensions of which were destroyed in the attack. Remains of a broken bell were found in the remains of the complex in 1770, possibly from a chapel in the castle complex .
present
The stone tower is around 14 meters high today. Conservation measures were carried out in 1995/96 with funding from the protection of monuments.
Individual evidence
- ^ The culture mile Geyer Tannenberg ( Memento from July 21, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
literature
- Hermann Lungwitz : The history of the manor Tannenberg near Geyer. In: Forays through the history of the upper Ore Mountains, issue 44 (edited by Egon König, PDF; 510 kB), accessed in February 2018
