Spitzberg (Landsberg)

The Spitzberg

The Spitzberg is an elevation in the eastern Saalekreis . He is 136  m above sea level. HN high and lies between the city of Landsberg in the east and Hohenthurm in the west. The road connecting the two towns runs directly north of the Spitzberg and the B100 is a few hundred meters further north . The Halle (Saale) -Bitterfeld railway line runs directly on the southern slope .

botany

The natural space is formed directly on the mountain by trees and bushes. Smaller deciduous trees such as the robinia and thorny plants such as the hawthorn are predominantly found on the outskirts. Pine and birch trees can be found on the hill. All open areas of the Spitzberg are covered with a dry meadow with characteristic herbs and grasses. Until the 1950s, the elevation was devoid of wooden growth. It was not until the systematic reforestation during the GDR that the Spitzberg got its present appearance. The areas around the hill have always been used for agriculture.

geology

The first quarries were built around the mountain before the 20th century . They are the best way to see the composition of the Spitzberg. These are volcanic rocks , more precisely porphyry or porphyry . The surrounding soil is characterized by loess and sand loess , which in the higher elevations is covered by parabrown earths .

Early history

At least four archaeological cultures can be identified on the Spitzberg. The Baalberg cultural group is the first in chronological order and was recorded within the burial mound. Clear settlement finds of this group have not yet been made, so that only one burial can be assumed.

The Salzmünder culture can be related to both grave and settlement finds. The earthwork adjacent to the burial mound is an indication that the settlement was fortified and that the core of the area was on the southern slope. Since some of the finds from the Salzmünder Group typologically overlap with those from the Bernburg Group, it can be assumed that their activity dates back to around 3200 to 3000 BC. Chr. Limited.

The cord ceramic grave on the hill of the Spitzberg is the only one of its kind in the vicinity. Settlement finds of this culture are not yet known. Due to the location of the grave, it can be assumed that the ceramic burial was accompanied by an expansion of the burial mound.

Graves of the Lusatian culture are most common and concentrate - with one exception - on the urn grave field in the southwest of the porphyry elevation. The presumed settlement is largely bounded by earthworks. Settlement finds prove the existence of metalworking and salt-boiling craft. The equipment of the urn graves leaves open the possibility that a social hierarchy existed. All finds can be assigned to the end of the Bronze Age (1200 to 800 BC).

With its numerous historically significant artefacts, the Spitzberg is no exception in this area. In and around Landsberg many finds have been made over the past 150 years that only give an idea of ​​the extent of the population density at that time.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ TK25 (edition for the national economy), Bl.1106-14 Landsberg 1979. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 20, 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  

literature

• Brandenburg State Office for Monument Preservation: Archeology at JAGAL 1999 p. 13

Web links

• City of Landsberg: The Landsberg local history - early traces of settlement. 
• City of Landsberg: prehistoric find. In: Landsberger Nachrichten. Heinz-Walther Borgass Bettina Semmler, archived from the original on September 8, 1934 . 

Coordinates: 51 ° 31 '  N , 12 ° 7'  E