Stellerburg
| Stellerburg | ||
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 Wall of the Stellerburg |
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| Creation time : | around 770 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Ramparts | |
| Construction: | (Former) ring wall, made of wood, earth and wall | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 14 '13 " N , 9 ° 3' 28" E | |
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The Stellerburg is a former early medieval ring wall in Weddingstedt in the Dithmarschen district in Schleswig-Holstein .
location
The facility is the northernmost Saxon defense system and was to serve in a strategically favorable position for defense against the Vikings , as the conquerors from the north had to pass it. To the east of the path there were extensive moorland areas, and to the west there were unspoiled, marshy and often flooded marshland .
description
The ring wall consisted of wood, earth and wall. Extensive excavation work by the Kiel Museum for Prehistoric Antiquities in 1932/1933 uncovered a boardwalk in the castle as well as the floor plans of 20 wooden houses. The facility was probably only used temporarily, at least this is indicated by the small number of small finds.
The Saxon complex dates from the time before the conquest by Charlemagne .
See also
literature
- Kurt Langenheim : Urholstein (to the Stellerburg). In: Dithmarschen Nov. 9 / Dec. 1933, pp. 60-65, with 2 plates.
- Birte Anspach, Thorsten Lemm, Eicke Siegloff: Sleeping Beauty in Dithmarschen - The Stellerburg . In: Archeology in Germany 6/2016, pp. 70–71
- Thorsten Lemm: Bökelburg and Stellerburg - two Saxon ramparts from the early Middle Ages in Dithmarschen in: Dithmarschen , 2018/3, pp. 9–15. ( Online )