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Rappenplatz Prehistoric Settlement

Natural Monuments

Rappenplatz Prehistoric Settlement

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Rappenplatz Prehistoric Settlement

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Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. View of Reutlingen from Achalm – View of Reutlingen from Achalm loop from Eningen unter Achalm

9.96km

03:01

320m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. View of Reutlingen from Achalm – View of Reutlingen loop from Reutlingen

5.03km

01:38

240m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Bench with a view of Metzingen – View of Reutlingen from Achalm loop from Eningen unter Achalm

5.62km

01:43

190m

Intermediate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Lisa im Ländle

January 10, 2022

Small barbecue area right on the mountain slope

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KISS

October 9, 2017

The Achalm site is located on the eastern slope of the mountain in the area of the so-called "Rappenplatz", a level area up to 20 m wide and around 120 m long, about 80 meters below the summit.
The finds from the excavations to date prove that the "Rappenplatz" was used as a settlement site for long periods in pre-Christian times. People settled here permanently, particularly during the late Urnfield period (10th/9th century BC) and in Celtic times (= late Hallstatt and early La Tène period, 6th-4th century BC).
In the more recent of the two settlement periods, the natural level area of the "Rappenplatz" was expanded into a mighty settlement terrace by artificial embankments. This made it possible to build various residential buildings here at ground level. Remains of these buildings, made of wood, wickerwork and clay, have been preserved in the ground and were documented during the new excavations. These include numerous hearths, the remains of an oven and a clay floor, as well as various post holes. Numerous small finds from the settlement layers (ceramics, spindle whorls, loom weights, needles, brooches, beads, animal bones, etc.) also provide a vivid insight into everyday life and crafts in the 1st millennium BC in our area.

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Claudia

December 16, 2020

So exciting that this place was settled so long ago.

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Rappenplatz Prehistoric Settlement

1. View of Reutlingen from Achalm – View of Reutlingen from Achalm loop from Eningen unter Achalm

2. View of Reutlingen from Achalm – View of Reutlingen loop from Reutlingen

3. Bench with a view of Metzingen – View of Reutlingen from Achalm loop from Eningen unter Achalm

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