Schwedenschanze (Klein Hutbergen)

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In the confluence area of ​​the Aller in the Weser near Verden (Aller) are the remnants of the so-called " Schwedenschanze " , which are only faintly visible today .

In 1654 the Swedish occupation troops, consisting mainly of German mercenaries, built a pentagonal (pentagonal) fortification, on each of whose bastions a field gun was posted. The purpose was to control shipping on the Aller and Weser, especially against the Bremen failure attempts.

The diameter was 250 meters and consisted of a trench and a wall about 10 meters high, on the top of which a parapet was built. Inside the hill there were accommodations and depots for the (estimated) crew of 50 men.

The construction costs from 1654 to 1658 were exactly 10,729 Reichstaler. Due to flood damage in the winter of 1658/59, the ski jump was badly damaged and poorly repaired, but after further flood damage it was abandoned by the Swedes in the following winter.

The equipment and armament were transported to the Swedish fortress in Stade by old-country farmers .

The crew of the ski jump had to be supported by the citizens of Verden, so they had to provide food, straw and fodder.

The crew of the hill was provided by the German-Swedish regiments stationed in Verden. The following are proven:

  • 1653/54: Regiment on foot 201 (ski jump crew by the company of First Lieutenant Fersen)
  • 1654/55: regiment on foot 203
  • Until June 1655: Regiment on Horses 12 (entrenchment under Lieutenant Sesemann) and the 7th Company Regt on Horses 25 under Rittmeister Barth.
  • 1656: Regt on foot 208 (probably the 4th company)
  • For a short time in the years 1657 to 1659 the regiments on foot 209, 226, 228 and 216 as well as the regiments on horseback 39 and 52 were in Verden, which could also have provided the crew in the hill.

Current condition and location

Today the remains of the ski jump (the depressions of the trench with a depth of approx. 0.5 meters can be seen) are under monument protection. The location can be reached from the village of Klein Hutbergen via the "Schanzenweg".

literature

  • Karl Nerger: History of the city of Verden up to the beginning of the 20th century , 1992
  • Jürgen Siemers: Chronicle of the village of Döhlbergen-Hutbergen , 1995
  • Jürgen Siemers: The city of Verden - a garrison town with tradition , 1985