邘(yu)國是商(shang)代鄂侯封地(di)。西周時,鄂侯南(nan)遷,周武王封次子(zi)邘(yu)叔于(yu)此。故《史記》徐廣(guang)注:"鄂――作邘(yu)"。《水經注》載:"其(邘(yu))水南(nan)流,經邘(yu)城(cheng)西,故邘(yu)國也(ye)。城(cheng)南(nan)有(you)邘(yu)臺(tai)(tai)。京(jing)相(xiang)璠日,今野(ye)王西北三十里有(you)故邘(yu)城(cheng),臺(tai)(tai)是也(ye)。"
在(zai)邘國(guo)故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)西(xi)北還有一小城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),清代(dai)復修,原設門(men),皆以磚石拱券,門(men)額(e)有石刻,東曰"迎旭(xu)",南曰"古(gu)邘城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)"。因近年村建城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)大部分被拆(chai)除。
邘國(guo)故城(cheng)位于沁(qin)(qin)陽市西(xi)北15公(gong)里西(xi)萬鎮邘邰村東南。北依太行屏障,南瞰沁(qin)(qin)河平原(yuan),地(di)(di)勢北高南低。現從地(di)(di)面上僅能看到其北城(cheng)墻及東城(cheng)墻一段,其余城(cheng)垣均夷為(wei)平地(di)(di)。古邘城(cheng)西(xi)北角有一高臺,面積約1300余平方米,高9米,相傳姜(jiang)子牙曾在此釣魚,故曰"釣魚臺"。從僅殘存的(de)(de)城(cheng)墻看,夯土層(ceng)為(wei)戰(zhan)國(guo)時期,可能是(shi)戰(zhan)國(guo)時期古邘國(guo)的(de)(de)衛星城(cheng)或為(wei)統治(zhi)階級單獨居住的(de)(de)地(di)(di)方。
邘國故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)分(fen)東西(xi)兩城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),東城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東西(xi)長820米(mi),南(nan)北(bei)(bei)寬(kuan)580米(mi),地表現(xian)存(cun)北(bei)(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)及東城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)一段,殘高2至7米(mi)不(bu)等(deng),寬(kuan)17至22米(mi)。北(bei)(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)外(wai)仍存(cun)有(you)寬(kuan)40米(mi)的(de)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內現(xian)為耕(geng)地,地下文化層及遺跡未經擾動(dong),保存(cun)較好。西(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)位于(yu)東城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)西(xi)北(bei)(bei),原有(you)四城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men),南(nan)門(men)(men)額(e)為“古(gu)邘城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)”,大致呈抹角方(fang)形,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外(wai)有(you)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕。邘城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東100余米(mi)的(de)龍(long)門(men)(men)河(he)(he)西(xi)岸有(you)一條南(nan)北(bei)(bei)長2.5公里(li)的(de)防洪堤防,筑于(yu)西(xi)周,是為防控龍(long)門(men)(men)河(he)(he)洪水對邘城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)危害而(er)修筑的(de)人工堤防。古(gu)籍《列時(shi)邘國圖(tu)》也繪制有(you)其(qi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)布局。此(ci)外(wai),邘城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)周圍還發現(xian)有(you)大量商、春秋、戰國、及漢代時(shi)期的(de)墓葬群(qun),與邘城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)存(cun)在著(zhu)密切的(de)聯系。
加強對(dui)邘(yu)國故城的保護(hu),為(wei)研究古代城址及邘(yu)姓(xing)起源提供了(le)重(zhong)要的實物資料。
2013年5月,被(bei)國務院核定公(gong)布為第(di)七批全(quan)國重點文(wen)物保(bao)護單位。