Schlossberg (castle)
| Schlossberg | ||
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| height | 62 m | |
| location | Burg ( Brandenburg , Germany ) | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 50 '45 " N , 14 ° 9' 26" E | |
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The Schlossberg is a 62 m high elevation north of the Spreewald town of Burg (Spreewald) . The Bismarck Tower, built between 1915 and 1917, is located on the summit of the hill, which rises 9 m above ground level .
The Schlossberg was settled early on. There is evidence of an earth castle from the early Stone Age that offered protection against floods and attacks by enemies. The following Iron Age hill fort was the largest and most important castle of the Lusatian culture . According to this, it may have been the great sanctuary of the Germanic Semnones mentioned in Tacitus . In the later period of the settlement of the area by Slavs there was a castle complex. From the top of the tower you can still see the remains of an irregular ring system. Around the year 1000 by the Polish King Bołeslaw I. ChrobryThe built castle was one of the largest castle complexes north of the low mountain range. Possibly the place name Burg was derived from this.
The name of the hill goes back to a legend according to which a king of the Wends should have had his castle here. The Lutki dwarfs, who are kind to humans, are said to have lived at the foot of the hill .
Because of the legend, old treasures were suspected in the Schlossberg . There were frequent excavations for the purpose of treasure hunts . The original shape of the mountain was gradually lost. Neighboring farmers also used the soil on the mountain to improve their fields. Probably also with the aim of securing the mountain, the district bought the land at the beginning of the 20th century in order to build the observation tower here.
In 1897, a railway line for the Spreewaldbahn was built through the Schlossberg, which cut through the mountain. The railway system was later shut down and dismantled. Today the cycle path to the north floodplain is on the old railway line .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Spreewald . Grieben-Verlag, Berlin 1927. p. 42