Bilzingsleben
Bilzingsleben is a former stone quarry in Thuringia, Germany, notable for its wealth of palaeolithic human fossils and artifacts. One of the oldest buildings in the world and one of the oldest pieces of art were found at the site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Metilsteiner, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archeological site in Germany
- Also known as: “Bilzingsleben (Paleolithic site)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Wigberti (Bilzingsleben) and Church of Frömmstedt.
St. Wigberti (Bilzingsleben)
Church
Photo: ErwinMeier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Wigberti (Bilzingsleben) is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Bilzingsleben.
Church of Frömmstedt
Church
Photo: Wikswat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of Frömmstedt is situated 2 km southwest of Bilzingsleben.
St. Peter und Paul
Church
Photo: Wikswat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Peter und Paul is a church, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Bilzingsleben.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bilzingsleben and Frömmstedt.
Bilzingsleben
Village
Bilzingsleben is a village and a former municipality in the Sömmerda district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the municipality Kindelbrück.
Frömmstedt
Village
Photo: Wikswat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frömmstedt is a village and a former municipality in the Sömmerda district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the municipality Kindelbrück.
Kindelbrück
Village
Kindelbrück is a municipality in the district of Sömmerda, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Wipper, 12 km north of Sömmerda. The former municipalities Bilzingsleben, Frömmstedt and Kannawurf were merged into Kindelbrück in January 2019.
Bilzingsleben
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Thuringia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.27231° or 51° 16′ 20″ northLongitude
11.0597° or 11° 3′ 35″ eastOpen location code
9F3H73C5+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1377409092OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1474192
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Bilzingsleben” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “比爾欽格斯萊本人”
- French: “Bilzingsleben (site paléolithique)”
- French: “Bilzingsleben”
- German: “Fundplatz Bilzingsleben”
- German: “Homo erectus bilzingslebenensis”
- German: “Steinrinne Bilzingsleben”
- Japanese: “ビルツィングスレーベン”
- Spanish: “Bilzingsleben”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Steinrinne Bilzingsleben and Touringen Stempelstelle 374 - Steinrinne Bilzingsleben.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bilzingsleben”. Photo: Metilsteiner, CC BY 3.0.