Ipf (mountain)

The Ipf is a primarily 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
Elevation668 m (2,192 ft)
Coordinates48°52′14″N 10°21′23″E
Geography
Ipf is located in Baden-Württemberg
Ipf
Ipf
Location within Baden-Württemberg
LocationBaden-Württemberg, Germany
Parent rangeSwabian 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]

  • Ipf mountain
    Ipf mountain
  • View showing remains of fortifications
    View showing remains of fortifications
  • Aerial view
    Aerial view
  • Remains of fortifications
    Remains of fortifications
  • Remains of fortifications
    Remains of fortifications
  • Remains of fortifications
    Remains of fortifications
  • Diagram of fortifications
    Diagram of fortifications
  • Reconstructed fortification wall/ rampart of the early La Tene period (5th century BC)
    Reconstructed fortification wall/ rampart of the early La Tene period (5th century BC)
  • Reconstruction of rampart and building (left)
    Reconstruction of rampart and building (left)

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Die bronzezeitliche Burg auf dem Ipf – Neue Forschungen zum Burgenbau und Krieg in der Bronzezeit". Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  4. 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.


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