Rinkenmauer

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Rinkenmauer
Rinkenmauer on the Rinkenkopf

Rinkenmauer on the Rinkenkopf

Alternative name (s): Rinkenwall
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: Burgstall , remains of the wall
Place: Baiersbronn
Geographical location 48 ° 30 '54.6 "  N , 8 ° 21' 53.2"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 30 '54.6 "  N , 8 ° 21' 53.2"  E
Rinkenmauer (Baden-Württemberg)
Rinkenmauer

The Rinkenmauer is a ring wall system on the southeastern tip of the Rinkenberg pushing forward towards the Murgtal near Baiersbronn in the Freudenstadt district ( Baden-Württemberg ).

The Wallburg could have been a fortification to protect the Reichenbach Monastery , which was founded in the late 11th century and is also known as the owner.

history

A first mention can be found around 1100 in the donation book of the Reichenbach monastery. Here a property is called “in monte qui Rincga vocatur”. With Rincga the ring wall is somewhat ring-shaped, probably meant. The donation of properties on the Rinkenberg indicates that the fortification no longer had a military or administrative function at that time.

There have been detailed descriptions since 1859. They contain various interpretations of the time of origin and use as a refuge or to protect grazing cattle. Comprehensive excavations or finds that allow dating have not yet existed. Similar fortifications were probably built before 1000.

In 2006, the archaeological investigation of a sub-area took place before the construction of a transmission tower . Traces of the extraction of material, probably for stone extraction for the construction of the wall, were found. There were no traces of permanent settlement.

description

The 115 m long and 30 to 40 m wide ring wall is located at the highest point of the ridge. The almost 27 m long north-western front side is interrupted by a narrow entrance. The remaining 240 m of fortification run along the rounded mountain peak and enclose an area of ​​almost 0.4 hectares.

The wall consists of stacked stone blocks, of which up to five layers have been preserved. It reaches a height of up to 1.4 m on the outside. The wall thickness is 1 to 1.5 m, at the front up to 2 m. The stone blocks of different sizes have no traces of processing. Parts of the wall have been destroyed by falling or building work.

About 50 m before the entrance in the northwest, through which a hiking trail runs today, a stone bar can be seen as the remainder of a pre-fortification. There is no ditch .

literature

  • Christoph Morrissey, Dieter Müller: The Rinkenmauer near Baiersbronn. In: Atlas of archaeological land monuments in Baden-Württemberg. Volume 2, Issue 19, Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-8062-2088-9 .

Web links

Commons : Rinkenmauer  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Entry on Rinkenberg in the private database "Alle Burgen".
  2. ^ Sönke Lorenz , Axel Kuhn : Baiersbronn. From the royal forest to the climatic health resort. Wegrahistorik-Verlag, Stuttgart 1992, pp. 57-58.
  3. ↑ Dorothee Lengert, Steffen Killinger, Claus Brenner: Archaeological finds - early traces of habitation. In: Sönke Lorenz (Ed.): The Northern Black Forest. From the wilderness to the growth region. Markstein Verlag, Filderstadt 2001, ISBN 3-935129-01-7 , pp. 30–31.
  4. ↑ Guntram Gassmann, Folke Damminger: Archaeological investigations in the fortified hilltop settlement on the Rinkenkopf near Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt district. In: Archaeological excavations in Baden-Württemberg 2006. Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-2093-3 , pp. 261-265.