Kassel District

Igelsburg Ruins

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Landkreis Kassel

Habichtswald

Igelsburg Ruins

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Igelsburg Ruins

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Location: Habichtswald, Landkreis Kassel, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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April 30, 2023

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The Igelsburg is a clearly prominent basalt hilltop 466 m high. There was a small castle on it. (see table).
The ditch is still clearly visible.

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July 11, 2018

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Somehow there is not really something to see here. Is unfortunately only a mound.

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Michel ✔

July 19, 2023

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It can no longer be clearly determined when the wooden palisade castle was built. It probably already served Charlemagne and his troops in the Saxon Wars (772 to 804) as …

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Elevation 530 m

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Location: Habichtswald, Landkreis Kassel, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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