Ipf (mountain)
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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 | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 668 m (2,192 ft) |
Coordinates | 48°52′14″N 10°21′23″E |
Geography | |
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]