邘(yu)(yu)(yu)國(guo)是商代鄂侯封地。西周(zhou)時,鄂侯南(nan)遷(qian),周(zhou)武(wu)王封次子(zi)邘(yu)(yu)(yu)叔于此(ci)。故《史記》徐廣(guang)注:"鄂――作(zuo)邘(yu)(yu)(yu)"。《水(shui)經注》載:"其(邘(yu)(yu)(yu))水(shui)南(nan)流(liu),經邘(yu)(yu)(yu)城(cheng)西,故邘(yu)(yu)(yu)國(guo)也。城(cheng)南(nan)有(you)邘(yu)(yu)(yu)臺。京相(xiang)璠日,今野王西北三十里有(you)故邘(yu)(yu)(yu)城(cheng),臺是也。"
在(zai)邘國故(gu)城西北還有一小城,清代(dai)復修,原設門,皆以磚(zhuan)石(shi)拱券(quan),門額(e)有石(shi)刻,東(dong)曰"迎(ying)旭",南(nan)曰"古邘城"。因(yin)近(jin)年村建城大(da)部分被拆除。
邘(yu)國(guo)故城位(wei)于沁(qin)陽(yang)市西北15公里西萬鎮邘(yu)邰(tai)村東南。北依太(tai)行(xing)屏障(zhang),南瞰(kan)沁(qin)河(he)平(ping)原,地勢北高南低。現從地面上僅(jin)能(neng)看(kan)到(dao)其北城墻及東城墻一段(duan),其余城垣均夷為平(ping)地。古(gu)邘(yu)城西北角(jiao)有一高臺,面積約(yue)1300余平(ping)方(fang)米,高9米,相傳姜子牙(ya)曾在(zai)此釣(diao)魚(yu),故曰"釣(diao)魚(yu)臺"。從僅(jin)殘存(cun)的城墻看(kan),夯土層為戰國(guo)時期,可能(neng)是(shi)戰國(guo)時期古(gu)邘(yu)國(guo)的衛(wei)星城或為統治階(jie)級單獨居住的地方(fang)。
邘(yu)(yu)國故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)分東(dong)西(xi)(xi)(xi)兩城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),東(dong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東(dong)西(xi)(xi)(xi)長820米(mi),南(nan)(nan)北(bei)(bei)(bei)寬580米(mi),地表現存北(bei)(bei)(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻及東(dong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻一(yi)段,殘高2至(zhi)7米(mi)不等,寬17至(zhi)22米(mi)。北(bei)(bei)(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻外仍存有(you)(you)寬40米(mi)的(de)(de)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內現為耕地,地下文(wen)化(hua)層及遺跡(ji)未經擾動,保存較好。西(xi)(xi)(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)位于(yu)東(dong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)西(xi)(xi)(xi)北(bei)(bei)(bei),原有(you)(you)四城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門,南(nan)(nan)門額(e)為“古邘(yu)(yu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)”,大(da)致呈抹(mo)角方形(xing),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外有(you)(you)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕。邘(yu)(yu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東(dong)100余(yu)米(mi)的(de)(de)龍(long)(long)門河西(xi)(xi)(xi)岸有(you)(you)一(yi)條南(nan)(nan)北(bei)(bei)(bei)長2.5公(gong)里的(de)(de)防(fang)洪堤(di)防(fang),筑(zhu)(zhu)于(yu)西(xi)(xi)(xi)周(zhou),是為防(fang)控龍(long)(long)門河洪水對邘(yu)(yu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)危害而(er)修(xiu)筑(zhu)(zhu)的(de)(de)人工(gong)堤(di)防(fang)。古籍《列時(shi)邘(yu)(yu)國圖》也繪制有(you)(you)其城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)布局。此外,邘(yu)(yu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)周(zhou)圍還(huan)發現有(you)(you)大(da)量商(shang)、春秋、戰(zhan)國、及漢(han)代時(shi)期(qi)的(de)(de)墓葬群,與邘(yu)(yu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)存在著密切的(de)(de)聯系。
加強(qiang)對(dui)邘(yu)國(guo)故(gu)城的保護,為研究古代城址及(ji)邘(yu)姓起源提供了重要的實物資料。
2013年(nian)5月,被(bei)國務(wu)院(yuan)核(he)定(ding)公布為第七批全(quan)國重(zhong)點文物保護單位。