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Ringwallanlage Förbau, Schwarzenbach an der Saale

Ringwallanlage Förbau

Schwarzenbach an der Saale

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Schwarzenbach an der Saale

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Ringwallanlage Förbau stands in Schwarzenbach an der Saale (Landkreis Hof), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Ringwallanlage Förbau is a vanished medieval ring wall perched at 560 metres above sea level near the hamlet of Förbau, above the Förmitztalsperre dam. No historical document names this fortification, and its exact purpose remains debated, with some seeing it as a refuge built to guard the borders of the Regnitzland. Mounds, ditches and traces of outer embankments are still clearly visible, marking what was once a sizeable earthwork for the area. No standing structure remains, only the shape of the ground within the forest.

What to know

  • The site lies in woodland above the Förmitztalsperre dam, and the approach is not signposted.
  • No buildings remain: only ditches, mounds and traces of embankments mark the former enclosure.
  • Excavations carried out in 1951 confirmed a medieval date but found no foundations or significant finds.
  • Visiting means walking through forest terrain and being able to spot the archaeological traces unaided.
  • The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.

Where this château is

Schwarzenbach an der Saale · Landkreis Hof · Bayern

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Address

95126 Schwarzenbach an der Saale

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Are there still walls or a tower at the Ringwallanlage Förbau?
No structure survives, only ditches and earth embankments mark the former site.
Who built the Ringwallanlage Förbau?
The builder is unknown, as no medieval document names this fortification.
Is the Ringwallanlage Förbau easy to find?
The approach is not signposted, and it lies in woodland above the Förmitztalsperre dam.
Were excavations ever carried out there?
Yes, in 1951 excavations confirmed a medieval date but found no foundations.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

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