Segelsberg
| Segelsberg | ||
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 Segelsberg near Hemleben. |
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| height | 191 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | near Hemleben , Kyffhäuserkreis , Thuringia , Germany | |
| Mountains | Schmücke , part of the Unteren Unstrut mountain and hill country | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 14 '46 " N , 11 ° 12' 59" E | |
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| Type | Zeugenberg | |
| rock | Shell limestone | |
The Segelsberg (formerly also Seegeberg ) is 191 m above sea level. NN high Zeugenberg der Schmücke with a prehistoric and early historical remnant of a rampart near Hemleben in the Kyffhäuserkreis in Thuringia .
geography
The striking Zeugenberg is located at 191 m above sea level. NN about two kilometers south of Hemleben . It falls steeply on all sides from the oval summit plateau with a circumference of 100 meters by 250 meters about 40 meters into the flat land. Field paths lead through the agricultural areas to the surrounding towns - for example to Schillingstedt , Griefstedt with Büchel , Hemleben and Beichlingen .
Natural division
According to the division of the Thuringian State Institute for Environment and Geology , the Zeugenberg is isolated from the Hohe Schrecke – Schmücke – Finne natural area of the southern Unstrut mountain and hill country (south-east part) within the red sandstone hill country.
Prehistoric and early historical ramparts
Wall remains on the Zeugenberg testify to a prehistoric rampart . As a raised 'outpost' in flat terrain, the ramparts probably belonged to a larger rampart system of the Schmücke .
Todays use
The Zeugenberg, planted with bushes and a linden tree, is neither used for forestry nor for agriculture as a ground monument . It is freely accessible to visitors as a hiking guide destination.
Remarks
- ↑ a b Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
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^ Walter Hiekel, Frank Fritzlar, Andreas Nöllert and Werner Westhus: The natural spaces of Thuringia . Ed .: Thuringian State Institute for Environment and Geology (TLUG), Thuringian Ministry for Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Environment . 2004, ISSN 0863-2448 . → Natural area map of Thuringia (TLUG) - PDF; 260 kB → Maps by district (TLUG)
- ↑ Cf. Alfred Götze , Paul Höfer , Paul Zschiesche: Pre- and early-historical antiquities of Thuringia, with 24 collotype plates and an archaeological map . Würzburg 1909, see keyword Monraburg digitized .
- ↑ On tour with SÖMMI for the Thuringian hiking summer 2007 . In: Official Journal of the Sömmerda district . tape 15 , no. 23 . District of Sömmerda / Linus Wittich GmbH, June 13, 2007, p. 6 ( lra-soemmerda.de [PDF; 5.4 MB ; accessed on May 2, 2020]).
literature
- Erhard Schröter: The protected ground monuments of the Halle district. In: Annual publication for Central German prehistory. Volume 69. 1986, pp. 63-64 ( digitized version ).
- Paul Zschiesche: The prehistoric castles and ramparts in Thuringia. Book III, Section IV. The prehistoric castles and ramparts on the high Schrecke, Schmücke and Finne . Halle on the Saale in 1906.
- Alfred Götze , Paul Höfer , Paul Zschiesche: Pre- and early historical antiquities of Thuringia, with 24 collotype plates and an archaeological map . Würzburg 1909, see keyword Segelsberg ( digitized version ).
- Sven Ostritz, Eva Speitel, Petra Engler, Marvin Mädel: Archaeological hiking guide Kyffhäuserkreis . 2012, p. 109.
