Schanzhübl tower hill (Amberg)

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Schanzhübl tower hill
Castle type : Niederungsburg, moth
Conservation status: Burgstall, moth
Place: On the mountain
Geographical location 49 ° 26 '2.2 "  N , 11 ° 52' 14.6"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 26 '2.2 "  N , 11 ° 52' 14.6"  E
Schanzhübl Tower Hill (Bavaria)
Schanzhübl tower hill

The tower hill Schanzhübl is a defunct tower hill castle (Motte) on the site of the former state horticultural show about 1500 meters southeast of the town church of St. Martin von Amberg in Bavaria .

From discontinued in the 14th century Motte were in the 20th century still grave remnants can be seen on the west side. Today the truncated pyramid-shaped tower hill on an area of ​​around 30 by 20 meters with a plateau of around 20 by 14 meters is evidence of the former castle complex.

The area is designated as a ground monument (D-3-6537-0079) by the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (BLfD) .

literature

  • Sixtus Lampl: Upper Palatinate (=  monuments in Bavaria - ensembles, architectural monuments, archaeological site monuments . Volume III ). Oldenbourg, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-486-52394-5 .
  • Heinrich Scharf: Amberg: Former "Schanzl" and "Schanzhübl" towers. In: Amberg and the land an Naab and Vils (= guide to archaeological monuments in Germany. Volume 44). Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8062-1877-3 , pp. 75-77.
  • Stefan Helml: Castles and palaces in the Amberg-Sulzbach district. Druckhaus Oberpfalz, Sulzbach-Rosenberg 1991, pp. 33-34.

Web links

  • Entry on Schanzhübl in the private database "Alle Burgen".