Trappenberg (Latdorf)
The Trappenberg was an artificial elevation, probably a prehistoric burial mound near Latdorf , a district of Nienburg (Saale) in the Salzland district ( Saxony-Anhalt ).
location
The hill was east of Latdorf, north of the road to Borgesdorf . The lime ponds of Latdorf are located to the west of its former location. There were originally numerous other prehistoric grave monuments in the vicinity, not all of which have survived today. A few hundred meters south are the large stone grave Stone hut and grave mounds lace wedding , southwest to the grave mound Pohlberg and Pfingstberg , just north of Gallows Hill , north of the empty mountain , the Gorrenberg and the megalithic grave Bierberg and Northwestern The megalithic grave herring mountain .
History of the hill
Maps from the 17th century show that the Swedish general Lennart Torstensson set up an army camp near Bernburg in 1644 during the Thirty Years War , which enclosed Latdorf and the Heringsberg, the Bierberg, (possibly) the Gorrenberg, the Leerberg, the Trappenberg, the Pohlsberg and used the Pfingstberg as viewpoints for the bastions of the fortification.
The Trappenberg was described as existing in 1833 and was probably not completely removed until the 20th century. It is still recorded on a measuring table from 1938. No prehistoric finds are known.
literature
- Wilhelm Albert von Brunn : Knowledge and care of the ground monuments in Anhalt. In: Annual publication for Central German prehistory. Volume 41/42, 1958, pp. 28-71.
- Wilhelm Albert von Brunn: The Bernburg burial mounds. Its history and its significance for the vertical stratigraphy of the late Neolithic. In: Prehistoric Journal. Volume 52, 1977, pp. 4-27.
- Heinrich Lindner: History and description of the state of Anhalt. Ackermann, Dessau 1833, p. 550 ( online ).
- Reichsamt für Landesaufnahme: Meßtischblatt 4136. Nienburg ad Saale. Berlin 1938 ( online )
Coordinates: 51 ° 48 ′ 35.7 " N , 11 ° 49 ′ 48.5" E