Tiebenburg
| Tiebenburg | ||
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| Creation time : | Early 11th century | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, Wall and Graben | |
| Place: | Winzenburg | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 56 '50.5 " N , 9 ° 56' 29.6" E | |
| Height: | 232.5 m above sea level NN | |
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The Tiebenburg is an Outbound hilltop castle at Winzenburg in Hildesheim in Lower Saxony . It is located in the southern sack forest on a mountain spur . The ruins of Winzenburg Castle are clearly visible from here on a neighboring mountain spur.
Building description
The castle complex, which is dated to the beginning of the 11th century according to finds, is approximately circular with a diameter of 75 and 87 meters. In the northeast it is secured with a wall with a moat. The other sides were secured by walls and steep slopes that were difficult to walk on. Access was via the northeast side. There is said to have been a building there, of which there are no more remains. The wall in the northeast with the moat is still there and easily recognizable. The other walls are barely visible.
Fortifications nearby
- Eringaburg
- Greene Castle
- Hausfreden Castle
- Dörhai (ramparts)
- Winzenburg Castle
- High hill
- Ohlenburg
- Läsekenburg
literature
- Margret Zimmermenn, Hans Kensche: Castles and palaces in Hildesheimer Land . 2nd improved and revised edition. Verlag Lax, 2001 Hildesheim, ISBN 3-8269-6280-X , pp. 185-186.
- Horst Wolfgang Böhme : Castles of the Salier Period Part 1 and 2, Sigmaringen 1991
Web links
- Entry by Stefan Eismann zu Tiebenburg in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute
- Description of the Tiebenburg
- Map with fortifications in the Winzenburg area