Schwedenschanze, 17th-century military fortification in Dörscheid, Germany.
The Schwedenschanze stands at 349 meters above sea level, featuring remaining defensive walls reaching two meters in height at its southwestern tip.
The star-shaped fortification emerged between 1631 and 1632 during the Thirty Years' War when the Landgrave of Hesse besieged the Palatinate town of Kaub.
The fortification represents a protected archaeological monument under the Heritage Protection Law of Rhineland-Palatinate, requiring permits for research and artifact collection.
Located 750 meters west of Dörscheid, the site provides views across 34 settlements in the Hunsrück, Taunus, and Rhine Valley regions.
A five-meter-wide moat once encircled the fortification, though weather conditions have erased most traces of the original structure over time.
Location: Dörscheid
Inception: 1630s
GPS coordinates: 50.10822,7.74448
Latest update: March 5, 2025 02:37
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