Poppenburg (Holzen)

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Poppenburg
Creation time : 11th to 12th centuries
Castle type : Höhenburg, spur location
Conservation status: Castle stable, wall and moat remains
Place: Wood
Geographical location 51 ° 56 '22.5 "  N , 9 ° 40' 28.1"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 56 '22.5 "  N , 9 ° 40' 28.1"  E
Poppenburg (Lower Saxony)
Poppenburg

The Poppenburg is an Outbound Spur castle above Holzen in the district of Holzminden in Lower Saxony .

location

The Poppenburg is located on the northeastern edge of Holzen on a long mountain spur above the Ruthebach. The traditional field name for the area is Poppenburg . The fortification is located on a plateau that is naturally secured to the north, south and west by steep cliffs and provides a view of two side valleys .

history

There are no historical records of the fortifications, so nothing is known about their builders and users or their former function. On the basis of finds such as pottery and rider spurs , its existence can be dated from the second half of the 11th century to the second half of the 12th century. There could be a connection to Homburg and the Amelungsborn monastery , which were built in the first half of the 12th century.

The fortification was discovered in 1984 by a local researcher during a site inspection . Archaeological investigations of the facility have not yet taken place.

description

The inner surface of the castle has a size of about 27 × 18 meters. A depression suggests the basement of an earlier building. A moat seven to nine meters wide and two meters deep protected the complex in the north and east, where a two meter high wall has also been preserved. A natural crevice offered additional protection to the southwest. This is followed by an area of ​​25 × 40 meters, on which earlier farm buildings of the castle can be assumed.

literature

  • Hans-Wilhelm Heine : Poppenburg - a castle of the high Middle Ages , in: Yearbook for the district of Holzminden , Vol. 8/9 (1990/91), pp. 8-11
  • Hans-Wilhelm Heine: Die Kugelstachelsporen from Poppenburg near Holzen (Holzen - community-free area Eschershausen, Ldkr. Holzminden) , in: Nachrichten aus Niedersachsens Urgeschichte , Vol. 55 (1986), pp. 317-321

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