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Turmberg ringwork

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Turmberg ringwork

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Turmberg ringwork

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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Location: Kasendorf, Landkreis Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. 🏛️ Magnus Tower – Turmberg ringwork loop from Heubsch

14.2km

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260m

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2. 🐟 Thurnau Castle Pond – 🏛️ Magnus Tower loop from Thurnau

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510m

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3. 🏛️ Magnus Tower – 🐟 Thurnau Castle Pond loop from Zultenberg

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550m

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Birgit

February 7, 2018

Further information at kasendorf.de/freizeit/naturpfad/infotafeln-turmberg

The Turmberg is a multi-phase fortification. In the east, the ridge crosses a 200 m long, 20 m wide to 5 m high section wall, which is preceded by a shallow ditch. This wall turns into a ring wall, which covers an area of 14 hectares and has a gate in the west, north and northeast. The northeastern gate is additionally secured by two small ramparts and therefore seems to have been the main entrance.
This oldest fortification, which was originally a four-meter-wide stone wall with wooden columns ('post-slotted wall'), was probably built during the Early La Tène period (5th century BC). The mighty section wall was probably built in Ottonian time (10th century AD).
Within the large Iron Age ring wall rises the summit plateau of the mountain with a two-piece 1-acre fortification. In the middle of the SW flank is the gate, the alley of which is guarded by a small rampart running across the slopes. Further protection was provided by a tower whose square foundation has been preserved in the north. Excavations near the gate revealed three stages of construction, probably dating back to Carolingian-Ottonian times (8th / 9th century AD).
The northeast corner of the summit plateau was separated in the high Middle Ages by a section fortification from the southwestern area. Close to the southeastern escarpment, the gate to this youngest castle seems to be lying. On the basis of the keep, the Magnus Tower was built in 1498 as a signal tower. To the castle belongs the southeastern upstream "Kapellenacker" on which stood at a cemetery, the castle chapel.http: //landschaftsmuseum.de/Seiten/Lexikon/Naturpfad/Turmberg/Turmberg.htm

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Wanderwoman🥾🐾🎒

April 5, 2021

Well done! Because there are boards over the entire hiking trail up to the Magnusturm, you can also learn a lot from the historical point of view.
Very exciting and interesting

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October 8, 2023

Interesting place steeped in history. Exploring the mountain recommended. There is another facility near Stadtsteinach, more hidden and quieter than this one.

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Turmberg ringwork

1. 🏛️ Magnus Tower – Turmberg ringwork loop from Heubsch

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