Pouch (dpa/sa) – During excavations at Pouch Castle (Anhalt-Bitterfeld district), archaeologists have reconstructed the approximately 1,200-year-old building history. An area of ??around 600 square meters was dug. Among other things, a third, square tower was discovered as the earliest brick building in the region, the state museum announced on Tuesday. Numerous pits and a medieval oven were uncovered inside the fortification.
The currently oldest archaeologically identifiable structures in the area of ??the castle wall are the remains of the earliest castle fortifications from the 9th/10th centuries. Century. The finds of so-called Menkendorfer ceramics contained therein in combination with radiocarbon dating of charred wood enable early chronological assignment. The first documented mention as a noble seat dates back to 981.
Likewise, superstructures from the 17th century and an elaborately designed floor made of hexagonal tiles were discovered. Coins from the 1680s were also found.
The structural changes from 1868 determine the current appearance of the entire complex. The fortification character of the medieval castle became unimportant, the transformations resulted in a modern manor house with all amenities.
The castle and the park of Pouch are now located directly on the large Goitzschesee, a former open-cast lignite mine. The former manor was located on the eastern high bank along what was then the course of the Mulde.
