Stone kimmen

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Stone kimmen
municipality Ganderkesee
Coordinates: 53 ° 2 ′ 55 ″  N , 8 ° 27 ′ 1 ″  E
Residents : 303  (Jan. 1, 2015)
Postal code : 27777
Area code : 04222
Steinkimmen (Lower Saxony)
Stone kimmen

Location of Steinkimmen in Lower Saxony
750 years of Steinkimmen
750 years of Steinkimmen

Steinkimmen is a district of the community Ganderkesee in the Lower Saxony district of Oldenburg .

Geography and transport links

The district is located northwest of the core area of ​​Ganderkesee. To the north is Kimmer Holz . The Brookbäke flows on the southern outskirts .

The state road L 888 runs through the village. The A 28 runs a short distance north.

Attractions

  • Southeast of Steinkimmen is the Steinkimmen transmitter , an NDR system that has been in operation since 1956. The 298 m high guyed tubular steel mast, which served as an antenna carrier, was visible from afar. At the time of its construction it was the tallest structure in Germany. In 2016 it was replaced by a 285 m lattice mast.
  • The giant stones of Steinkimmen are three megalithic systems of the funnel beaker culture (TBK), which were built between 3500 and 2800 BC. Were created. They are also located southeast of Steinkimmen.

Personalities

  • Heinrich Schwarz (1903–1977), lawyer, painter and sculptor, lived in Steinkimmen