Castles and settlements at the gates of kemmern

castles and settlements at the gates of kemmern

On the occasion of the 1000th anniversary, the. April, at 7 p.M. In the parish hall st. Franziskus in kemmern the second theme evening takes place. It is dedicated to the medieval castles and settlements in the immediate vicinity of kemmern.
Graduate excavation engineer britta ziegler from the chair of medieval and modern archaeology at the ottofriedrich university of bamberg is leading research into the early medieval settlement of "dertheim", which lies south of the present-day town center and carried out in 2015 the topographical survey of the romantic helenenkapelle and the surrounding ringwall. In addition to providing an insight into the current results of the investigation, the speaker also explored the question of whether the legendary chapel of the wretched saints, which is dedicated to st. Felicitas, was originally part of a medieval fortification and what significance the nearby healing spring had.
On the lecture "in good neighborhood – medieval rulers’ residences and villages at the gates of kemmern" the community invites all interested parties.

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