Blunt Tower (Morbach)
The Stumpfe Turm is a historical monument in the Hunsrück . It is located directly on the Hunsrückhöhenstraße ( Bundesstraße 327 ) and the Bundesstraße 50 / Europastraße 42 that joins here and runs parallel for a short distance .
location
It stands on a ridge (not on the main ridge) of the Idarwald , which extends in the southeast and is separated from it by the depression of the Dhron, which is still “young” here , at an altitude of about 560 m above sea level. NHN .
To the north-west, the ridge drops only slightly at first , but becomes more and more steep towards the valley of the Moselle . The Stumpfe Turm is located in the Hinzerath district , a part of the community -free community Morbach in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate .
The Belginum archeology park is located near the tower on the former Roman Ausoniusstrasse from Trier to Bingen am Rhein .
History and description
The tower was built in the first quarter of the 14th century around 1315 together with Baldenau Castle , with which the tower is in visual contact. While the castle in Dhrontal is located, was from the apparently as Wacht- or watchtower to the surrounding mountain ranges and valleys possible built tower a more distant view. Together with the castle, it served to secure the border of the Electoral State of Trier under the rule of Archbishop Balduin von Trier .
The round tower has a diameter of about six meters and a height of about ten meters. Like Baldenau Castle, it is built from the slate that occurs on site . The now ruinous tower (there is a pronounced gap in the masonry) cannot be climbed. An outside inspection is possible at any time.
The legend of the two unequal sons is entwined around the tower.
See also
literature
- Hans Vogts (edit.): The art monuments of the district of Bernkastel (= The art monuments of the Rhine Province . Volume 15, Section 1). Schwann, Düsseldorf 1935, p. 148.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Informational directory of cultural monuments - Bernkastel-Wittlich district. Mainz 2020, p. 58 (PDF; 483 kB).
- ↑ Stumpfer Turm on the homepage of the municipality of Morbach
- ↑ Entry on Stumpfer Turm - Former guard tower (with the legend) in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region ; Retrieved February 20, 2016.
Coordinates: 49 ° 51 '24.1 " N , 7 ° 10' 12.1" E