Odenberg ring ramparts
| Odenberg ring ramparts | ||
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 Odenberg (left), Scharfenstein (center) and Gudensberger Obernburg (right) |
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| Alternative name (s): | Desert Odenberg, Odenbergk, Udenbergk | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | To chat | |
| Construction: | Earth walls | |
| Place: | Odenberg | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 11 '43.1 " N , 9 ° 22' 36.8" E | |
| Height: | 380 m above sea level NHN | |
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The ring wall systems Odenberg are two different, close-together ring wall systems on the Odenberg , an elongated 381.2 m above sea level that runs in a general direction from southeast to northwest . NN high basalt ridge near Gudensberg in the Schwalm-Eder district in the West Hessian highlands in northern Hesse (Germany).
Geographical location
The Odenberg, overgrown with dense deciduous forest, belongs to the Gudensberg threshold in the West Hessian valley . Its highest point is about 2 km north-northeast of the core city of Gudensberg and about 2 km west of the Gudensberg district of Dissen . In the south the federal highway 49 leads past the mountain, in the west the state road L 3221 (Besser Straße or Gudensberger Straße) between Gudensberg and Besse .
The circular ramparts
There are two small ring walls on the high plateau of the mountain. One stands in the northwest almost on the summit of the mountain, not far south below the observation tower at 380 m above sea level. NN . What remains is a section fortification facing south-east, consisting of a strong wall with the remains of a ditch in front, both describing about a third of a circle. The second facility is located southeast of the observation tower in the middle of the ridge on its southwestern edge at 320 m above sea level. NN . It is oval, and the earth wall, which is about 5 meters wide, is surrounded by a deep trench , the excavation of which has been partially thrown outwards (and possibly intended to represent another obstacle to the approach). Close by are the remains of a roughly square hill . Both systems seem to be of early medieval origin.
literature
- Werner Ide: From Adorf to Zwesten , Bernecker, Melsungen, 1972, p. 292
- Waldemar Küther: Historisches Ortslexikon Fritzlar-Homberg , Elwert, Marburg, 1980, ISBN 3-7708-0679-4 , p. 237
- Rolf Gensen: The ramparts on the Odenberg near Gudensberg ; in Georg Bachmann (Ed.): Der Schwalm-Eder-Kreis (Guide to Archaeological Monuments in Germany, Volume 8) , Theiss, Stuttgart, 1986, ISBN 3-8062-0369-5 , pp. 47-51
Web links
- Odenberg Castle, Schwalm-Eder district. Historical local lexicon for Hesse (as of January 22, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). Hessian State Office for Historical Cultural Studies (HLGL), accessed on September 26, 2016 .