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Königsgrab von Groß Berßen (Groß-Berßen VIII)

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Königsgrab von Groß Berßen (Groß-Berßen VIII)

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Königsgrab von Groß Berßen (Groß-Berßen VIII)

Name: Königsgrab von Groß Berßen (Groß-Berßen VIII)
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Location: Groß Berßen, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Bruneforth Watermill – Dörgener Bridge loop from Meppen

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2. Historic Old Town of Haselünne – Colossus of Hüven loop from Klein Berßen

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3. Colossus of Hüven – Historic Old Town of Haselünne loop from Haselünne

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Wilfried

July 24, 2022

The royal tomb of Groß Berßen, also called Groß-Berßen VIII, is a Neolithic passage grave with the Sprockhoff no. 860. It arose between 3500 and 2800 BC. and is a megalithic structure of the Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK). The passage grave is a type of Neolithic megalithic construction, consisting of a chamber and a structurally separate, lateral passage. This form can be found primarily in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.
The royal tomb of Groß Berßen, also called Groß-Berßen VIII, is a Neolithic passage grave with the Sprockhoff no. 860. It arose between 3500 and 2800 BC. and is a megalithic structure of the Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK). The passage grave is a type of Neolithic megalithic construction, consisting of a chamber and a structurally separate, lateral passage. This form can be found primarily in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.
The royal tomb of Groß Berßen, also called Groß-Berßen VIII, is a Neolithic passage grave with the Sprockhoff no. 860. It arose between 3500 and 2800 BC. and is a megalithic structure of the Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK). The passage grave is a type of Neolithic megalithic construction, consisting of a chamber and a structurally separate, lateral passage. This form can be found primarily in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.

Of the original 24 supporting stones of the approximately 15.0 meter long and 1.8 meter wide chamber, 21 are still there. Some of the nine capstones are still in situ, including the middle and largest one, part of which has broken off. There are two supporting stones and one capstone of the entrance on the south side. A few stones are missing from the enclosure, but more than 30 have survived. The complex, with its 20 × 7.5 meter, oval, east-west oriented enclosure, stands on a flat hill of 24 × 12 meters.

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E+Bike on Tour

November 22, 2022

According to a tale, the very first giants of the region lived on the Hümling. As if obsessed, they built one mighty stone house after the other. Only when they could no longer wrest any building land from the Hümmling did they move on, settle down on the Ems and now erected their wonderful boulder buildings there.'
We all know that such huge stones can only be moved by giants, because even today with machines and 'more' knowledge, the huge stones hardly seem to be moved 😅

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Holger Wemken

January 8, 2023

This is simply one of the most beautiful megalithic tombs

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Location: Groß Berßen, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Königsgrab von Groß Berßen (Groß-Berßen VIII)

1. Bruneforth Watermill – Dörgener Bridge loop from Meppen

2. Historic Old Town of Haselünne – Colossus of Hüven loop from Klein Berßen

3. Colossus of Hüven – Historic Old Town of Haselünne loop from Haselünne

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