Abschnittsbefestigung Tischnerberg

The Abschnittsbefestigung Tischnerberg is an ancient hilltop fortification on a south-facing ridge near Degerndorf in the Oberpfalz region of Bavaria. It sits on a narrow spur called the Tischnerberg, rising 535 metres above sea level. The site overlooks the Saugraben dry valley, where steep drops of up to 85 metres protect the northern and eastern sides. A second protected site, the Gottesberger Höhle cave, lies nearby and has yielded stone, bronze and early Iron Age finds. The hill is linked by saddles to the Buchberg and another ridge to the northwest.

Archaeologists have found prehistoric pottery inside the fort and evidence of activity during the Hallstatt period. All that remains today is a complex of earthen ramparts and ditches, marked as a protected archaeological monument. The main enclosure measures roughly 75 by 20 metres and is defended by a further outwork about 50 metres in front of its entrance. A metre-high wall still stands in places, with a ditch and traces of another vanished barrier adding to the defences.

Visitors walk along the surviving ramparts and look into the divided interior, where a natural step separates a smaller northern section from a larger southern one. The western slope between the outer wall and the ditch has been artificially steepened. At the southern tip, sheer rock faces mark the likely original entrance. The site offers quiet views over the surrounding countryside and the valley of the Schwarze Laber below.