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Sunken Castle in Dubringer Moor

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Sunken Castle in Dubringer Moor

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Sunken Castle in Dubringer Moor

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Please check local regulations for: Dubringer Moor - Dubrjenske bahno

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Location: Wittichenau, Bautzen, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

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3. Krabat Column – Schowtschickmühle loop from Wittichenau - Kulow

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Uwe Drescher

July 31, 2022

The Sunken Castle is an almost square complex surrounded by a one meter high mound. Its dimensions are 140 m × 140 m. Its location in the moor, far from the settlements, indicates that it was used as a refuge.

The legend has been around for a long time that a sunken robber baron's castle stood on the square in the middle of the moor in the 12th and 13th centuries. The hard-hearted knight is said to have found no rest after death and his howling and lamentation can still be heard from the bottom of the moor.

In 1985, pottery shards were uncovered under the roots of fallen trees, which could be assigned to the Billendorf culture. Subsequent archaeological excavations revealed that the Sunken Castle is a quadrangular ski jump built around the same time as the Ostroer Schanze and the Sumpfringwall at Großteich in Biehla.
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Elevation 130 m

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Location: Wittichenau, Bautzen, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

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1. Gazebo with View of Wusteteich – Krabat Circular Trail loop from Hoyerswerda - Wojerecy

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