Barrow heather near Kirchlinteln
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Hill graves heath nature reserve near Kirchlinteln
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 Dry sand heath with barrows |
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| location | South of Kirchlinteln in Lower Saxony Verden | |
| surface | 9.0 ha | |
| Identifier | NSG LÜ 015 | |
| WDPA ID | 81950 | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 56 ' N , 9 ° 19' E | |
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| Sea level | from 39 m to 48 m | |
| Setup date | March 24, 1935 | |
| administration | NLWKN | |
The tumulus heath near Kirchlinteln is a nature reserve in Lower Saxony south of the village of Kirchlinteln in the district of Verden . The nature reserve is located in the westernmost foothills of the Lüneburg Heath . In addition to the barrows, there are traces of ravines in the immediate vicinity , which are evidence of trade routes from earlier centuries. The area is a cultural landscape that covers an area of around 9 hectares .
history
The barrows date from the Bronze Age , from around 2500 to 1400 years BC. Barrows in this region are generally very poor in additions, only a burned boulder , a so-called cobblestone, was found in a severely damaged burial mound . The burial mounds were often built on important trade routes. A path that has been used from prehistoric times until the 19th century led through this area. This route has been known as the Lüneburg Salt or Post Route since the Middle Ages . To the west of the tumulus heather, washed-out gullies in the forest, the old ravines, as remains of these old routes, are still clearly visible. These run as a bundle of paths towards the former ford through the Gibbach. The Bremen Town Musicians are also said to have hiked this way. From their night quarters in nearby Lindhoop, the rooster is said to have seen the light in the robber's house. The town musicians cycle path therefore also leads past the nature reserve.
The mound heather in its current form was created in the Middle Ages when a lot of firewood was needed for the operation of the Lüneburg salt works . After the forest had been cleared, heather , which subsequently became the dominant species , thrived on the predominant lean soil . In 1935 the area was declared a nature reserve; to get it in shape to be Heidschnucken used for grassing. A total of 18 barrows have been preserved in the nature reserve. The gutter stone found in 1991 was set up in the northern area. The age of the most likely man-made gutter and its use is unknown.
plants
The nature reserve covers a heather area of about 7.9 hectares. The rest is mixed forest, with predominantly Scots pine , birch , red oak and Douglas fir .
reachability
The hill grave heather and the ravine trails can be reached on foot from Kirchlinteln from the road to Weitzmühlen (signposted). A laid out hiking trail leads through the nature reserve with some information boards and benches.
Web links
- Nature reserve "Hill graves Heide near Kirchlinteln" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schünemann, Detlef (1963): The barrows of the district of Verden. Publication series of the Verdener Heimatbund eV, 87 p., Hildesheim
- ↑ Kirchlinteln.net: Radlerparadies: Stadtmusikantenweg ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , (PDF 640KB)
- ↑ Schrödter, Carl-Heinz (1990): Heath areas - no natural landscape. Made by humans, to be received from them. Bentheimer Jb. 1991, 135-142, Bad Bentheim
- ^ Kreiszeitung.de: Heath cultivation based on the old model , July 9, 2009
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