Menhir of Beisenerbierg
The Menhir of Beisenerbierg is a three-metre-tall standing stone which stands on a hilltop at Reckange in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. An excavation in 2001 revealed its age to be Neolithic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: standing stone in Mersch, Luxembourg
- Also known as: “menhir of Beisenerbierg” and “Menhir of Reckingen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Hubert and Mierscher Theater.
Église Saint-Hubert
Church
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Église Saint-Hubert is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Menhir of Beisenerbierg.
Mierscher Theater
Arts center
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Mierscher Theater is an arts center, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Menhir of Beisenerbierg.
Mierscher Lieshaus
Library
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Mierscher Lieshaus is a library, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Menhir of Beisenerbierg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reckange and Pettingen.
Reckange
Village
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Reckange is a small town in the commune of Mersch, in central Luxembourg. As of 2025, the town has a population of 1,077. The nearby Menhir of Beisenerbierg is a Neolithic age standing-stone.
Pettingen
Village
Photo: Christian Ries, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pettingen is a village in the commune of Mersch, in central Luxembourg. In 2025, the village had a population of 249. Pettingen Castle in the center of the village is one of the best-preserved fortified castles in the country. Pettingen is situated 2½ km northeast of Menhir of Beisenerbierg.
Bill
Hamlet
Photo: Les Meloures, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.
Bill is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km west of Menhir of Beisenerbierg.
Menhir of Beisenerbierg
- Categories: menhir, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mersch, Mersch, Central Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
49.75918° or 49° 45′ 33″ northLongitude
6.07603° or 6° 4′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8FX8Q35G+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 412166808OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1920536
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In Other Languages
From French to Tatar—“Menhir of Beisenerbierg” goes by many names.
- French: “Menhir de Beisenerbierg”
- French: “menhir de Reckingen”
- French: “Menhir de Reckingen”
- German: “Menhir vom Beisenerbierg”
- Luxembourgish: “Menhir vu Recken”
- Tatar: “Бейзенербирг менгиры”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Enelter Kapell and Hieselbur.
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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 “Menhir of Beisenerbierg”. Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.