Heideburg

Heideburg is an archaeological site in Halle (Westf.), Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia. Heideburg is situated nearby to the playground Wald-Murmelbahn, as well as near the peak Gottesberg.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glacial erratic and Muschelkalk.

Glacial erratic

Stone

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

A glacial erratic is a glacially deposited rock differing from the type of rock native to the area in which it rests. Erratics, which take their name from the Latin word errare, are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundreds of kilometres. Glacial erratic is situated 2½ km southwest of Heideburg.

Muschelkalk

Stone

Photo: GerritR, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Muschelkalk is a sequence of sedimentary rock strata in the geology of central and western Europe. It has a Middle Triassic age and forms the middle part of the three-part Germanic Trias lying above the older Buntsandstein and below the younger Keuper. Muschelkalk is situated 2½ km southwest of Heideburg.

Hengeberg

Peak

Photo: Hagar66, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hengeberg is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Werther and Halle.

Werther

Town

Photo: Oxyntes, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Werther is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the Teutoburg Forest, approximately 10 km north-west of Bielefeld. Werther is situated 3 km north of Heideburg.

Halle

Town

Photo: Drahreg01, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Halle, officially Halle or Halle Westfalen to distinguish it from the larger Halle, is a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, 15 km west of Bielefeld. It belongs to the district of Gütersloh in the region of Detmold. Halle is situated 4 km west of Heideburg.