邘(yu)(yu)國(guo)是(shi)(shi)商代鄂侯(hou)封地。西周(zhou)時(shi),鄂侯(hou)南(nan)(nan)遷(qian),周(zhou)武王封次子(zi)邘(yu)(yu)叔于此(ci)。故《史(shi)記(ji)》徐(xu)廣注(zhu):"鄂――作邘(yu)(yu)"。《水(shui)經注(zhu)》載:"其(邘(yu)(yu))水(shui)南(nan)(nan)流,經邘(yu)(yu)城西,故邘(yu)(yu)國(guo)也。城南(nan)(nan)有(you)邘(yu)(yu)臺。京相璠日,今野王西北三(san)十里有(you)故邘(yu)(yu)城,臺是(shi)(shi)也。"
在邘(yu)國故城(cheng)西北還有(you)一(yi)小城(cheng),清代復修,原設(she)門,皆以磚石(shi)拱(gong)券,門額(e)有(you)石(shi)刻,東曰(yue)"迎旭",南曰(yue)"古邘(yu)城(cheng)"。因近年(nian)村建城(cheng)大部(bu)分被拆除。
邘國(guo)(guo)故城(cheng)位(wei)于沁陽市西北(bei)15公里(li)西萬鎮邘邰村東(dong)南(nan)。北(bei)依(yi)太行屏(ping)障,南(nan)瞰(kan)沁河平(ping)原,地勢北(bei)高(gao)(gao)南(nan)低。現從地面(mian)(mian)上僅(jin)能(neng)看到(dao)其北(bei)城(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)及(ji)東(dong)城(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)一段,其余(yu)城(cheng)垣(yuan)均夷(yi)為平(ping)地。古邘城(cheng)西北(bei)角有一高(gao)(gao)臺(tai),面(mian)(mian)積(ji)約1300余(yu)平(ping)方米,高(gao)(gao)9米,相(xiang)傳姜子(zi)牙曾(ceng)在此釣(diao)魚(yu),故曰"釣(diao)魚(yu)臺(tai)"。從僅(jin)殘存的城(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)看,夯土(tu)層為戰國(guo)(guo)時(shi)期,可能(neng)是戰國(guo)(guo)時(shi)期古邘國(guo)(guo)的衛星(xing)城(cheng)或(huo)為統(tong)治階級單獨居住的地方。
邘(yu)國(guo)故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)分(fen)東(dong)(dong)西(xi)(xi)兩城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),東(dong)(dong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東(dong)(dong)西(xi)(xi)長820米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),南(nan)北(bei)(bei)寬(kuan)580米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),地表現(xian)存北(bei)(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻及東(dong)(dong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻一段(duan),殘高(gao)2至7米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)不等,寬(kuan)17至22米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)。北(bei)(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻外仍存有(you)(you)(you)寬(kuan)40米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)的(de)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內現(xian)為耕地,地下文化層及遺跡(ji)未(wei)經擾動,保存較好。西(xi)(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)位(wei)于東(dong)(dong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)西(xi)(xi)北(bei)(bei),原有(you)(you)(you)四城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門,南(nan)門額為“古(gu)邘(yu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)”,大(da)致呈抹角方形,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外有(you)(you)(you)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕。邘(yu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東(dong)(dong)100余米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)的(de)龍(long)門河(he)西(xi)(xi)岸有(you)(you)(you)一條南(nan)北(bei)(bei)長2.5公(gong)里的(de)防(fang)洪堤防(fang),筑于西(xi)(xi)周(zhou),是(shi)為防(fang)控龍(long)門河(he)洪水對(dui)邘(yu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)危害而(er)修筑的(de)人(ren)工堤防(fang)。古(gu)籍(ji)《列時邘(yu)國(guo)圖(tu)》也(ye)繪制有(you)(you)(you)其城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)布局。此外,邘(yu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)周(zhou)圍還(huan)發現(xian)有(you)(you)(you)大(da)量商、春秋、戰國(guo)、及漢代時期的(de)墓葬群(qun),與邘(yu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)存在(zai)著密切(qie)的(de)聯系。
加強對邘國(guo)故城的保護,為(wei)研究古代城址及邘姓起源提(ti)供了重(zhong)要的實物(wu)資料(liao)。
2013年5月,被國務院核定公布為第七批(pi)全(quan)國重點文物(wu)保護(hu)單位。