ɐ kˈæsəl wɪð ɐ mˈoʊt ænd ɐ stˈændɐlˈoʊn tˈaʊɚ wʌz bˈɪlt ɔnðə sˈaɪt sˈiː. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈæd, ænd ðə kˈæsəl wʌz sˈuːn ɐkˈʌmpənid baɪ ɐ vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv hˈæftˈɪmbɚd hˈaʊzᵻz ɚɹˈeɪndʒd ɪnðə ʃˈeɪp əvə tˈiː.  ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst dˈɑːkjuːmənt ɹᵻfˈɜːɹɪŋ tə bˈoʊdənbˌɜːɡ wʌz pɹədˈuːst baɪ ðə bˈɪʃəp ʌv hˈɪldɪʃˌaɪm ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː.
A castle with a moat and a stand-alone tower was built on the site c. 1000 AD, and the castle was soon accompanied by a village of half-timbered houses arranged in the shape of a T.  The oldest document referring to Bodenburg was produced by the bishop of Hildesheim in 1142.