Schlössle tower hill

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Schlössle tower hill
Alternative name (s): Alte Schmelz or Schmölz, Schlössla
Creation time : Medieval
Castle type : Niederungsburg, moth
Conservation status: Castle stable, tower hill, wall, moat
Place: Kupferberg - Dörnhof
Geographical location 50 ° 8 '12.2 "  N , 11 ° 36' 33.7"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 8 '12.2 "  N , 11 ° 36' 33.7"  E
Height: 510  m above sea level NHN
Schlössle tower hill (Bavaria)
Schlössle tower hill

The Tower Hill Schlössle also Old enamel , Schmölz or Schlössla called, is an Outbound medieval motte (moth) about 900 meters east of Dörnhof , a modern suburb of Kupferberg in the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria .

The trapezoidal tower hill with outer wall and moat is still preserved from the former moth enclosure .

literature

  • Rüdiger Bauriedel, Ruprecht Konrad: Medieval fortifications and noble residences in the district of Kulmbach . Published by the district of Kulmbach, Neudrossenfeld 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-033354-5 , pp. 192 and 215.
  • Klaus Schwarz: The prehistoric and early historical monuments in Upper Franconia . (Material booklets on Bavarian prehistory, series B, volume 5). Verlag Michael Laßleben , Kallmünz 1955, pp. 150–151.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Ground monuments in the district of Kulmbach on the site Landschaftsmuseum.de