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Bieserner Borstel, Seelitz

Bieserner Borstel

Seelitz

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Seelitz

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Bieserner Borstel stands in Seelitz (Landkreis Mittelsachsen), in Saxony, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Bieserner Borstel is an early medieval Slavic ring rampart near the hamlet of Biesern, in Seelitz, within the Landkreis Mittelsachsen in Saxony. Built on a spur overlooking the Zwickauer Mulde and the Erlbach stream, it forms a nearly circular enclosure about 55 metres across, with a surviving earthen bank and faint traces of a surrounding ditch. No modern archaeological excavation has taken place here, though earlier digs uncovered fragments of Slavic and medieval pottery, now kept at the Schloss Rochlitz museum and Saxony's regional archaeology office.

What to know

  • This is an open-air archaeological site, with no building to visit.
  • It lies about 300 metres south of the hamlet of Biesern, on a rise between two streams.
  • Only an earthen bank and faint ditch traces remain of the former Slavic enclosure.
  • Finds from earlier excavations are displayed elsewhere, notably at the Schloss Rochlitz museum.

Where this château is

Seelitz · Landkreis Mittelsachsen · Sachsen

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Address

09306 Seelitz

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown

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Frequently asked

What is the Bieserner Borstel?
It is an early medieval Slavic ring rampart, also known as Borstelberg or Alter Wall, located near Biesern in Saxony.
Where is the Bieserner Borstel located?
It lies about 300 metres south of Biesern, in the municipality of Seelitz, Landkreis Mittelsachsen.
Can you walk into the enclosure?
The site is an open circular area bounded by an earthen bank, with no enclosed structure or building.
Were any archaeological finds made there?
Older, undocumented excavations uncovered Slavic and medieval pottery, now held at the Schloss Rochlitz museum and Saxony's archaeology office.

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