Utin (castle)

Utin ( in Latin letters VTIN - even " Uthine ") was the name of a Wendish fortress, which was built in the 9th century on the " Pheasant Island in" The Great Eutiner lake and was the center of the eponymous Wendish nome. The castle was connected to the shore by a bridge, on which developed a ( same ) settlement.

The castle was built 1138/39 destroyed by the Holsten in the conquest Wagriens.

The location of the settlement - the origin of the present town Eutin - on the shores of the Great Lake Eutiner was maintained and retained the name " Utin " who walked with the passage of time ( eg, via " Uthine " ) in " Eutin ".

The four letters " VTIN " were part of the coat of arms of the city Eutin.

Origin of the name

The place name " Utin " is derived from the personal name " Uta " (or " Uto " ) - supplemented by the ending- in - meaning " settlement of Uta ".

Swell

  • Http://www.kreiter.info/familie/docs/reiseberichte/holsteinische-schweiz/eutin.htm (for the history of the castle " Utin " )
  • Http://www3.ndr.de/ndrtv_pages_std/0, 3147, OID4600440, 00.html ( the bridge to the castle " Utin " )
  • Http://www.inselnutzungen.uni-kiel.de/archiv_01.html ( the bridge to the castle " Utin " )
  • Http://resikom.adw-goettingen.gwdg.de/MRK/SH3.htm ( called " Uta " → " Utin " )
  • Http://www.museerne.dk/content/de6/erlebnisse/burgen_und_wallanlagen/ostholstein_und_lubeck/eutiner_schloss
  • Otto Rönnpag - The Pheasant Island, the origin Eutin in: Yearbook of History, Eutin 1987 ( page 99-102 )

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  • Eutin
  • Archaeological sites in the district of East Holstein
  • Former castle in Schleswig -Holstein
Pheasant Island (Eutin) Wagria
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