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<< Our Photo Pages >> Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg - Round Barrow(s) in Germany in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg

Submitted by holger_rix on Tuesday, 04 September 2007  Page Views: 4416

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 3.271 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Itzehoe
Latitude: 53.929986N  Longitude: 9.516303E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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.
5 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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Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg
Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg submitted by holger_rix : The Barrow was excavated in 1937, and the 12 different graves where discovered. The also found a blue glass pearl, which is the oldest piece of glass found in Schleswig-Holstein. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow(s) in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg

Big Round Barrow with a history.

In the town of Itzehoe.

What started as a Grave for a man and his wife, grew bigger and bigger and more and more graves where build on this barrow.
It is dated 1600 - 1200 BCE.


Later on, the Barrow was used as a Hangmans Hill.
For some 300 years the local murderers had a hard time on the Galgenberg.

The Barrow was excavated in 1937 and the 12 different graves where discovered. They also found a blue glass pearl, which is the oldest piece of glass found in Schleswig-Holstein.

The local Nazis jumped on the story and called the place 'Germanengrab'

The first 3 graves were restored,
and they build a huge circled enclosure arround it.

The Nazis planned to missuse the graves as a place to celebrate the german archetype, the Arian.

The place arround the Barrow was prepared for the shows of the SS, SA and Deutsche Wehrmacht.

see picture here:
http://www.itzehoe.de/Itzehoe/Stadtgeschichte/1930-1960/Stadtgeschichte1930-1960/8

After the war, the Round Barrow was restored to the original size. You can still visit the restored graves. There is a hallway and door in the barrow, and you can look on the graves through a lattice door.
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Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg
Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg submitted by holger_rix : The Germanengrab from a distance, in front the Warringholz tomb that has been moved to here. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg
Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg submitted by holger_rix : You can still visit the restored graves. There is a hallway and door in the barrow. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg
Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg submitted by holger_rix : ... and you can look on the graves through a lattice door. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg
Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg submitted by holger_rix : ..and you can look on the graves through a lattice door. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg
Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg submitted by holger_rix : Big Round Barrow with a history.

Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg
Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg submitted by holger_rix : Big Round Barrow with a history. The official sign.

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Re: Itzehoe Germanengrab am Galgenberg by Anonymous on Wednesday, 05 September 2007
Fascinating - what a history!
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