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<< Our Photo Pages >> Galapa - Hillfort in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia

Submitted by Harald_Platta on Wednesday, 26 December 2018  Page Views: 918

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Galapa
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 2.72 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Solingen  Nearest Village: Burg an der Wupper
Latitude: 51.136806N  Longitude: 7.144333E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Galapa
Galapa submitted by Harald_Platta : Galapa is an early hillfort in Solingen (North Rhine–Westphalia/Germany). The enclosure is 600 m long and consists of several ramparts. It is situated on a hillslope above the Wupper river. The picture was taken in March 2019. © Platta 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Galapa is an early hillfort in Solingen (North Rhine–Westphalia/Germany). The enclosure is 600 m long and consists of several ramparts. It is situated on a hillslope above the Wupper river.

It has been speculated that it was built during the Iron Age by the Celts or people with Celtic influences. However, so far no scientific evidence has been found to support this idea.

Literature:
[01] von Uslar, R.: Studien zu frühgeschichtlichen Befestigungen zwischen Nordsee und Alpen. Bonner Jahrb. Beih. 11 (1964).
[02] Rosenthal, R.: Solingen – Geschichte einer Stadt , 1. Band (1973).
[03] Schmidt, M.: Eine Sage aus den Wupperbergen. In: Bergische Heimatspiele auf Schloß Burg (1924).
[04] Solinger Tageblatt (07.08.1937).

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Galapa
Galapa submitted by Harald_Platta : Galapa is an early hillfort in Solingen (North Rhine–Westphalia/Germany). The enclosure is situated on a hillslope above the Wupper river. It has been speculated that it was built during the Iron Age by the Celts or people with Celtic influences. The picture was taken in March 2019. © Platta 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Galapa by Harald_Platta on Saturday, 21 December 2019
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