Vix Grave
The Vix Grave is a burial mound near the village of Vix in northern Burgundy. The broader site is a prehistoric Celtic complex from the Late Hallstatt and Early La Tène periods, consisting of a fortified settlement and several burial mounds.Photo: Claude PIARD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Jochen Jahnke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological tomb at Vix in Côte-d’Or (France)
- Also known as: “Vix grave”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mont Lassois and Chapelle Sainte-Anne de Courcelles.
Mont Lassois
Peak
Photo: Claude PIARD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mont Lassois is a relevant outlier located in the commune of Vix, near Châtillon-sur-Seine in the north of Côte-d'Or. Dominating the upper Seine valley for approximately 100 m and crowned by a 12th century church, Saint-Marcel of Vix, classified as a historic monument, it is currently the subject of excavations and notable archaeological discoveries concerning the Hallstatt civilization.
Chapelle Sainte-Anne de Courcelles
Church
Photo: Claude PIARD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle Sainte-Anne de Courcelles is a church, which is situated 700 metres east of Vix Grave.
Église Saint-Marcel de Vix
Church
Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Église Saint-Marcel de Vix is a church, which is situated 1 km west of Vix Grave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Châtillon-sur-Seine and Noiron-sur-Seine.
Châtillon-sur-Seine
Photo: Claude PIARD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Châtillon-sur-Seine is in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Châtillon has the label ville fleurie at the "two flowers" level. It has also been named one of the "most beautiful detours in France".
Noiron-sur-Seine
Village
Photo: Claude PIARD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Noiron-sur-Seine is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Noiron-sur-Seine is situated 7 km northwest of Vix Grave.
Brion-sur-Ource
Village
Photo: Siren, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brion-sur-Ource is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Brion-sur-Ource is situated 9 km east of Vix Grave.
Vix Grave
- Categories: tumulus, chariot burial, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vix, Arrondissement of Montbard, Cote d’Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.90209° or 47° 54′ 8″ northLongitude
4.54345° or 4° 32′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8FV6WG2V+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 9938589409OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1483632
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Vix Grave” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Tomba de Vix”
- Dutch: “Vorstengraf (Vix)”
- Dutch: “Vorstengraf”
- French: “Tombe de la princesse de Vix”
- French: “tombe de Vix”
- French: “Tombe de Vix”
- French: “Trésor de Vix”
- Galician: “Túmulo da Dama de Vix”
- German: “Fürstin von Vix”
- German: “fürstliche Grabstätte von Vix”
- German: “Fürstliche Grabstätte von Vix”
- Greek: “Τάφος του Βιξ”
- Hebrew: “מכתש ויקס”
- Italian: “tomba di Vix”
- Italian: “Tomba di Vix”
- Japanese: “ヴィクスの墳墓”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vixgraven”
- Norwegian: “Vixgraven”
- Polish: “Vix (stanowisko archeologiczne)”
- Polish: “Vix”
- Russian: “Викс”
- Spanish: “tumba de Vix”
- Spanish: “Tumba de Vix”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place Émile Piment and Mairie de Vix.
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