The Fürstenberg gold treasure

In 2008, the town of Fürstenberg/Havel was reminded of its past with a spectacular find. A gold treasure with coins from all over the world came to light. It was a chance find because a supermarket chain wanted to build on a former historical site and archaeologists were able to examine the soil before sealing it. In the area of the former market place at the foot of the old moated castle, a gold piece suddenly flashed out of the ground. One of 18, as the excavation revealed. In addition, the scientists recovered various gold rings, some set with precious stones - all in all 110 grams of gold from the time of the Thirty Years' War. The findings lead to the conclusion that the treasure was kept in a cloth or leather bag.

The composition of the coins reflects the European dimensions of the Thirty Years' War. Represented are mints from Metz, Stettin, Venice, Gorinchem, Friesland, Geldern, Zwolle, Cairo, Aleppo and Algiers. The coins were minted in the 16th and 17th centuries. The final coin is a ducat of Bogislaus XIV from 1633 from Stettin.

It was laid down in the second half of the 1630s. For this period, various troop movements of Swedish and imperial armies have been handed down for the region, which among other things also passed through Fürstenberg/Havel.The treasure has been restored and can be viewed in the Archaeological State Museum in Brandenburg/Havel.