Wallburg in Sonnborn
| Wallburg in Sonnborn | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Wallburg near Kirberg | |
| Creation time : | presumably Early middle ages | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Place: | Wuppertal - Sonnborn ( Kirberg ) | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 14 '41.2 " N , 7 ° 6' 4.4" E | |
| Height: | 207 m above sea level NN | |
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The hill fort in Sonnborn is probably an early medieval hill fort whose existence has not been proven to be secure. It is said to have been in the area of today's Wuppertal district of Sonnborn .
It is mentioned in Sonnborn's Chronicle, which was compiled by the Sonnborn Citizens 'Association in 1888 and republished in 1958 by the successor association, the Sonnborn-Zoo-Varresbeck Citizens' Community. The chronicle of 1888 says, with revisions from 1958:
"[...] Up to our day, high on the Kirchberg, a 'fortified earthwork' towered over the hill, which allowed a wide view to the west and which presumably dates back to early medieval times. Unfortunately, this earthwork was leveled about 20 years ago when a sports field was built, although it was clearly recognizable as a special feature in its good preservation. [...] "
It also says:
“[…] This work was surrounded by a circular trench that was about one meter deep and when it was excavated the earth was thrown inward, so that a hill about 4-5 meters high was created, which had a relatively small circumference. It was a small hill fort, a control room, a lookout or an advanced post that was supposed to secure the castle and freedom of Elverfelde to the east. [...] "
topology
The presumed location ( Burgstall ) was north of the center of Sonnborn, around 600 meters north of the main church Sonnborn , which had a previous building from the 9th or 10th century. Elberfeld Castle (= Elverfelde Castle) mentioned in the chronicle was located around 3.5 kilometers east of this location. Haus Lüntenbeck , an old settlement in the Sonnborn area, is around 1.4 kilometers to the north. House Lüntenbeck was the Oberhof of Sonnborn. To the west of the facility, Kirchhofstraße leads past Sonnborn. It probably goes back to the Altstrasse Neuss-Herdecke . A function as a control room is therefore also conceivable.
The Wallburg, perhaps even a hill castle due to its exposed location , was located in the Kirberg (= Kirchberg) location on the summit of the 207.5 m high elevation, which is sometimes called Kirberg after the old location. On a map of the Sonnborn district from 1830, the elevation is provided with the field name “Am Kuckuck”.
The sports field described was built in 1929 with the own contribution of the Sonnborn youth club (predecessor club of the CVJM Wuppertal-Sonnborn eV). On a city map of Wuppertal, which is dated to 1930, a ring-shaped structure is drawn on the summit of the elevation. This structure on the map with a diameter of 25 meters is located around 70 meters further north of the sports field.
After the Second World War, the area of the sports field was built over with single-family houses and a small row of terraced houses, which is accessed from a street on Kirchhofstrasse. The place with the ring structure in the city map was built over between 1974 and 1983 with a small row of row houses, which is accessed from the street Duisbergstraße.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Bürgergemeinschaft Sonnborn Zoo Varresbeck Wuppertal: Sonnborn from the early days to the present , 1958
- ^ Topographic map , TK25
- ^ Wilfried Heimes : The beginnings of the district Sonnborn in the Bergisches Land and their development, 1961
- ↑ Milestones in the history of the association CVJM Wuppertal-Sonnborn e. V. ( Memento of October 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) accessed in November 2011
- ↑ The location was determined by placing the old city map as an overlay in Google Earth.
- ↑ Topographic map from 1953, TK25
- ↑ Topographic map from 1983, TK25