Preussenschanze (Bad Homburg)
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 Overview of the facilities at the Preussenschanze |
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| Creation time : | 1792 to 1815 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, small remains | |
| Place: | bad Homburg | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 16 '5 " N , 8 ° 33' 43" E | |
| Height: | 450 m above sea level NHN | |
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The Preussenschanze is a rampart near Bad Homburg in the Hochtaunus district . Due to its proximity to Saalburg Castle and the Limes , it was long considered of Roman origin . Today, however, they are believed to have originated during the coalition wars .
Location and description
The ski jump is approx. 30 m above the pass, which is located directly at the Saalburg approx. 300 m to the northeast. The slope on which the ski jump is located is oriented to the east and falls steeply below the jump.
The hill itself has an unusual, hexagonal shape. In 1936 the wall was determined to be 1.8 m high. Today the height is about 0.5 m. On the northwest side there is a 4.5 m wide gap, which is interpreted as a gate.
Exploration and historical assignment
A three-sided depression was found inside the ski jump in 1892, which was referred to as a water container, to which a canal trench also led. In the canal itself there was a Vespasian and a Trajan denarius . Among other things, these finds led to the assignment to the Roman period.
Today it is believed that the hill originates from the coalition wars, which is also evident in the name. Cohausen suspects that the Saalburg Pass was coated with guns from here. The last excavation took place in 1921, although no finds were made. The Burgstall is now a ground monument .
literature
- Karl August von Cohausen : The ramparts, military forces and old entrenchments of the administrative district of Wiesbaden. In: Annals of the Society for Nassau antiquity and historical research. Vol. 15, 1879, ZDB -ID 504639-7 , pp. 343-377, no. 93.
- Ernst Fabricius (Ed.): The Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes of the Roman Empire. Department A: Routes. Volume 2: Lines 3–5. Volume 1: Text. Petters, Berlin et al. 1936, ZDB -ID 1251595-4 , routes 3 : pp. 138-139.
- Ferdinand Kutsch : The Preussenschanze at the Saalburg. In: Germania . 25, 1941, p. 53.