Brautberg

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The Brautberg near Bordesholm (view from the east)
Information board on the Brautberg
The four stones found during the construction work on the L49 and placed on the Brautberg with the cup stone in the middle
Second (damaged) information board on Brautberg

The Brautberg is a burial mound from the older Bronze Age in / near Bordesholm in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district in Schleswig-Holstein . It is almost round with a diameter of approx. 35 m and a height of approx. 8 m (but appears higher because it is located on a hilltop) and consists of trees and bushes. Its top is a small plateau, which with a height of 41 m is one of the highest points in the area, which is why it is also designated as a lookout point. It has been a listed building since 1971 and is located directly north of the L 49 in a field and can be freely entered.

The burial mound is dated to around 1700 BC. Chr. Dated. A large stone grave is suspected in the interior of the hill after preliminary investigations . The mound itself was enlarged by subsequent burials in tree coffins . Later urns were also buried in the mound.

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The name of the Bride Mountain is traced back to the custom that

  • Brides said goodbye to their ancestors by circumnavigating the Bride Mountain before joining their husband's family.
  • Bridal couples came there to ask for the ancestral blessings.

Others

  • Directly northeast of the Brautberg (as well as in the Brautberg itself), the largest urn field in Schleswig-Holstein with at least 5500 burials was discovered and archaeologically examined.
  • During construction work on the adjacent L 49, four large boulders were found, one of which is a cup stone with four or five elongated depressions. The stones were placed in a group on the flank of the Brautberg.
  • The Brautberg is the last remaining burial mound of what used to be numerous in the area.
  • The top of the Brautberg is used today for civil weddings .

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Web links

Commons : Brautberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 54 ° 11 ′ 14.6 ″  N , 10 ° 1 ′ 3 ″  E