Bronze Age and Slavic fort site in Parey, Brandenburg, Germany.
Burgwall Parey is a deserted castle site located in Parey, Havelaue, Brandenburg, Germany. Originally a Bronze Age structure, it was later renewed by Slavs in the Early Middle Ages. The site features a ring-shaped fortification with remnants of walls and moats visible in digital terrain models.
Burgwall Parey is a deserted castle site located in the district of Havelaue, Brandenburg, Germany. This site is notable for its origins dating back to the Bronze Age and its later use as a Slavic fortification during the early Middle Ages. The site is classified as a Niederungsburg, a type of lowland castle, and is recognized as a protected archaeological monument under the designation "Burgwall slawisches Mittelalter, Burgwall Bronzezeit." The fortification is situated in a swampy area near the Havel River, approximately 150 meters away, with the village of Parey beginning about 500 meters to the north. The structure of the Burgwall is ring-shaped to oval, featuring a surrounding ditch. It measures 130 meters from northwest to southeast and 110 meters from northeast to southwest. Historical descriptions from 1960 noted a worn-down inner wall, a largely filled-in ditch, and a nearly completely eroded outer wall, with some remnants still visible in the northeastern section. In 2018, remnants of the outer walls were primarily identifiable through digital terrain models. The site provides valuable insights into the region's Bronze Age and Slavic history, making it an important cultural and archaeological landmark in Brandenburg.
