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Stegen Castle site

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Stegen Castle site

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Stegen Castle site

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Location: Bargfeld-Stegen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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1. Brook Nature Trail – EBO Rail Trail loop from Bargteheide

47.1km

03:01

160m

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2. Brook Nature Trail – Jersbeker Park loop from Ohlstedt

44.5km

02:54

140m

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3. View of the Duvenstedter Brook – Mellingburger Schleuse loop from Langenhorn Nord

70.0km

04:14

220m

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Gabriele

December 8, 2018

Castle of the castle Stegen consisting of main castle, outer bailey and an elevation in the northeast (referred to as "garden") wowie ramparts and ditches.
Because of their strategically favorable location in the Alster lowlands, the trade routes Hamburg - Lübeck and Hamburg - Segeberg had to be controlled from Burg Stegen.
In the 16th century, the Alster-Trave Canal connected the Elbe to the Alster, the Alster, and finally the best of the Trave. At the junction of the Alster with the old Alster stood the castle. However, this predecessor of today's Kiel Canal was used only a few years, as it always fell dry again and was not navigable.

The castle was first mentioned in writing in 1302: to increase its defense value, lord of the castle Johann von Hummersbüttel had the water dammed in the Alsterniederung. The downstream deprived water and raids on passing merchants led in 1347 to the siege of the castle. Despite the attack with heavy military equipment (including a slingshot) it could not be taken. On July 22, 1348, however, King Waldemar IV succeeded in contracting the abandonment of the castle and the withdrawal of the lord of the castle. Thereafter, the castle Stegen was destroyed, a reconstruction was not allowed.
Source: instant-trout-company.de/Bodendenkmale/burgstegen.html

During excavations in the hill of the main castle, one encountered strong rock foundations and individual bricks as well as wooden posts of the predecessor building. Remains of the stone tower were removed in the 19th century. The roof should have been covered with so-called monk and nun pans.
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BHHBbg 🗿

March 1, 2021

Unfortunately the bridge is still broken and impassable. Too bad.

But the history of the castle is very interesting.

If you are interested in other castle ruins: Cecilieninsel, Burg Ahrensfelde, ring wall on the Elbe-Lübeck Canal or the Ertheneburg are really interesting.
With all the examples, the castle itself can only be guessed at.

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Alfred

June 23, 2019

The bridge is currently closed. You can not see much, but the way there and the area are just 🔝

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Location: Bargfeld-Stegen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Stegen Castle site

1. Brook Nature Trail – EBO Rail Trail loop from Bargteheide

2. Brook Nature Trail – Jersbeker Park loop from Ohlstedt

3. View of the Duvenstedter Brook – Mellingburger Schleuse loop from Langenhorn Nord

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