Holíč menhirs
The menhirs of Holíč (up to 1946 in Slovak “Holič”; German Holitsch - older also Weißkirchen , Hungarian Holics ) are located in the Záhorie region , near the border with the Czech Republic in Slovakia . They were found on a hill in 1988 when a settlement was being built. In the past there was a circular moat system (roundabout) with two moats. Such earthworks are in Central Europe around 5500-5000 BC. Dated.
The roundabout of Holíč is after Charles-Tanguy Le Roux the easternmost occurrence of menhirs in Central Europe (only in Thrace there are still eastern occurrences), which, however, are nowhere else associated with circular moats. The roundel, known as the Slovak Stonehenge, was 60 meters in diameter and consisted of 25 stones arranged in two circles, with low and wide plate menhirs (for stones regarded as "female") alternating with tall and slender "male" stones. In the middle stood the 6.8 m high pointed main menhir. The stone is clearly decorated with symbols - including ax, hook or hook plow, or hammer or hoe.
The menhirs have been exhibited in the courtyard of the craft house, the Holíč faience building, since 1996 and are arranged in a sundial.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 48 ′ 32.1 ″ N , 17 ° 9 ′ 41.2 ″ E