City of Gorizia

Earth wall

Stadtgörz or on Gorizia referred to in the remains of a Feistritz Drau located fortress from the late Latène period , which in the Roman period to a castle was and finally in the late antiquity as a rampart served.

The area was excavated in 1928. The site is located northeast of Feistritz between Drautalstrasse , Weißenbach and Drau . It extends over 18 hectares. On the south-western edge, an earth wall with a gate from the late Latène is well preserved on 210 m and poorer on another 100 m. There is evidence of buildings inside, but the unfavorable soil conditions do not allow any recognition of wooden structures.

supporting documents

^ Karl Ginhart, Ernst Bacher, Paul Gleirscher, Gabriele Russwurm-Biró: Dehio manual . The art monuments of Austria: Carinthia . 3rd, expanded and improved edition, Schroll, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X , p. 119.
^ Desiree Ebner: Development of archaeological research and its museum presentation from the 20th century in Carinthia. April 2009, p. 184 , accessed on October 17, 2012 ( diploma thesis at the University of Vienna , PDF, 296 pages, 3.45 MB).

46.707171 13.664101Coordinates: 46 ° 42 ′ 25.8 " N , 13 ° 39 ′ 50.8" E

[1] Karl Ginhart, Ernst Bacher, Paul Gleirscher, Gabriele Russwurm-Biró: Dehio manual . The art monuments of Austria: Carinthia . 3rd, expanded and improved edition, Schroll, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7031-0712-X , p. 119.

[2] Desiree Ebner: Development of archaeological research and its museum presentation from the 20th century in Carinthia. April 2009, p. 184 , accessed on October 17, 2012 ( diploma thesis at the University of Vienna , PDF, 296 pages, 3.45 MB).