Niethen Fortified Settlement
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Location: Hochkirch, Bautzen, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany
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The small village of Niethen can be traced back to a fire clearance before 1424. The Niethener Schanze is particularly well-known as one of the best-preserved Slavic ramparts in Upper Lusatia, whose basin is 120 m long and 80 m wide. The rocky valley slope of the Kuppritz water protects the ski jump to the west, while a section wall rises up to 13 m in height to the east.
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•May 24, 2021
Old Slavic ramparts that served as a defensive point for the Prussians during the Battle of Hochkirch.
translated by•September 12, 2021
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