Grasburg, Rottleberode

Grasburg, Rottleberode
ErwinMeier · CC BY-SA 4.0

A prehistoric refuge castle in the form of a hillfort with a rampart and ditch system, located in the Alter Stolberg woodland between Stempeda and Rottleberode in the South Harz region of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. According to legend, it was the family seat of the Counts of Stolberg. In the 13th century a pilgrimage chapel was built in the castle grounds, where an annual fair was held until the 15th century, with a ceremony on St. Stephen's Day recorded in 1497.

TypeCastle/palace
Period3000 - 1500 BC
CountryGermany
Coordinates51.5183° N, 10.9349° E

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