鐵邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)遺址是陜西(xi)省重點(dian)文(wen)物保護單位。位于(yu)延(yan)(yan)安城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)西(xi)北(bei)吳旗縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)西(xi)北(bei)45公(gong)里處,地(di)處陜、甘、寧三省交(jiao)界(jie)處。鐵邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)為西(xi)夏毅宗奢單都二年(nian)(1058)所建,初名定邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),明英宗正統二年(nian)(1437)改名鐵邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。背靠東山,西(xi)、東、南三面(mian)臨川,開有三門,周長(chang)2500米。古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內的文(wen)物古跡有城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)、水牢、刑場、營盤、校場灘、月城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、點(dian)將(jiang)臺、團灣子駐軍處、女王墳、硯瓦臺、驛站、古馬道等遺址。2013年(nian)實施省級文(wen)化(hua)旅游名鎮(zhen)建設,先(xian)后被評(ping)為延(yan)(yan)安市33個城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鄉統籌示范鎮(zhen)之一(yi)、陜西(xi)省31個文(wen)化(hua)旅游名鎮(zhen)之一(yi)、全國重點(dian)鎮(zhen)之一(yi)。、
吳起縣(xian)鐵邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮坐東向西(xi),東邊(bian)靠山,西(xi)、北(bei)、南(nan)三面臨川,遺址上(shang)有(you)(you)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)殘(can)(can)留,周(zhou)長3500米(mi)(mi),為夯土筑成。其(qi)中(zhong)北(bei)、東、西(xi)三面城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)保(bao)存得較好(hao)。遺址夯筑城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)最(zui)(zui)高處殘(can)(can)高9米(mi)(mi),最(zui)(zui)寬處7米(mi)(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)北(bei)面大(da)部(bu)分有(you)(you)窯洞(dong),保(bao)存完(wan)(wan)整(zheng)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東北(bei)角(jiao)有(you)(you)水牢一(yi)座,現只(zhi)留殘(can)(can)墻(qiang)(qiang)斷(duan)壁(bi),長39米(mi)(mi),寬15米(mi)(mi)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東南(nan)角(jiao)有(you)(you)一(yi)完(wan)(wan)整(zheng)的烽火(huo)臺(tai),寬6米(mi)(mi),高9米(mi)(mi)。北(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)外(wai)有(you)(you)校場(chang)和(he)點將臺(tai),占地近1公頃。古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內文化堆積層厚2米(mi)(mi),地面有(you)(you)大(da)量磚(zhuan)石(shi)、骨頭、瓦(wa)片(pian)、宋瓷片(pian)等。古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開有(you)(you)南(nan)北(bei)兩門,現在僅存殘(can)(can)跡,依稀(xi)可辨(bian)。十六國時期夏國的創建者赫(he)連勃勃在吳起境內修了許多城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)池,鐵邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)即是其(qi)中(zhong)之一(yi)。據(ju)傳說(shuo),赫(he)連勃勃征(zheng)戰頻繁,三個女兒為替父分憂,分別管(guan)理琵琶城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、山丹城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)和(he)鐵邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),守鐵邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的赫(he)連鐵為大(da)女兒。
如今,總投資3億元的鐵邊城古城鎮(zhen)正在(zai)建設(she)(she)(she)(she)中(zhong),目(mu)前(qian)一期工程的項(xiang)目(mu)建設(she)(she)(she)(she)已經全部完(wan)成(cheng)。第二期從(cong)2011年(nian)(nian)到2014年(nian)(nian),規劃完(wan)成(cheng)城區支巷道、城墻恢復、南北城門(men)、古塔(ta)公園、九山生態綠(lv)化工程等建設(she)(she)(she)(she)項(xiang)目(mu)。第三期從(cong)2014年(nian)(nian)到2018年(nian)(nian),將(jiang)完(wan)成(cheng)“女王(wang)墳”公園、三義廟、點將(jiang)臺公園、古鎮(zhen)旅游接待中(zhong)心等旅游建設(she)(she)(she)(she)項(xiang)目(mu)。