The Ipf is a mostly treeless mountain (668 metres (2,192 ft) high), near Bopfingen, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with a prehistoric hill fort on its top.
| Ipf | |
|---|---|
 Ipf | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 668 m (2,192 ft) |
| Coordinates | 48°52′14″N 10°21′23″E / 48.87056°N 10.35639°E |
| Geography | |
  Ipf Location within Baden-Württemberg | |
| Location | Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Parent range | Swabian Jura |
The fort is situated on an isolated hill, with a flattened summit surrounded by a stone wall, ditch and large counterscarp (outer bank). The overall diameter is about 180 metres (590 ft). Extensive ramparts traverse the slopes to protect a large enclosed area and entranceway. There is evidence of occupation from the Bronze Age (Urnfield culture) through the Iron Age to the early Celtic La Tene period, a span of almost a thousand years (1200 BC – 300 BC).[1] The summit was already levelled, fortified and densely settled in the Urnfield period.[2][3] During the early Iron Age Hallstatt period and into the early La Tène period the Ipf was an important 'princely seat' – a regional centre of power and aristocratic residence with long-distance trade connections, including with Greece and Italy. [4]
Gallery
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Ipf mountain -
View showing remains of fortifications -
Aerial view -
Remains of fortifications -
Remains of fortifications -
Remains of fortifications -
Diagram of fortifications -
Reconstructed fortification wall/ rampart of the early La Tene period (5th century BC) -
Reconstruction of rampart and building (left)
See also
edit- Urnfield culture
- Hallstatt culture
- La Tene culture
- Heuneburg
- Hochdorf Chieftain's Grave
- Hohenasperg
- Glauberg
- Vix Grave
- Burgstallkogel
- Ipf bei Bopfingen German-language wikipedia page with more information
- Alte Burg (Langenenslingen)
- Magdalenenberg
- Lavau Grave
- Oppidum of Manching
External links
edit- Mount Ipf in southern Germany. The fortification, spatial organization and territory of a “Princely Seat” of the Early Iron Age (Krause 2021)
- Crossing the Alps: Early Urbanism between Northern Italy and Central Europe (900-400 BC), Edited by Lorenzo Zamboni, Manuel Fernández-Götz & Carola Metzner-Nebelsick (2020) Includes a visual reconstruction of the Ipf hillfort.
- Digital animation/ reconstruction of the Ipf hillfort
- Ipf
References
edit- ^ F. Hertlein: Die vorgeschichtlichen Befestigungen auf dem Ipf. Blätter des Schwäbischen Albvereins, 23. Jg. (1911), Nr. 2, S. 48–55 und Nr. 3, S. 68–74.
- ^ Krause, Rüdiger (July 2021). "Mount Ipf in southern Germany. The fortification, spatial organization and territory of a "Princely Seat" of the Early Iron Age". Vix et le phénomène princier. ISBN 978-2-35613-360-1.
- ^ "Die bronzezeitliche Burg auf dem Ipf – Neue Forschungen zum Burgenbau und Krieg in der Bronzezeit". Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ Krause, Rüdiger (July 2021). "Mount Ipf in southern Germany. The fortification, spatial organization and territory of a "Princely Seat" of the Early Iron Age". In Brun, Patrice; Chaume, Bruno; Sacchetti, Federica (eds.). Vix et le phénomène princier. ISBN 978-2-35613-360-1.