Goseck Circle

The Goseck Circle is a Neolithic structure in in the Burgenlandkreis district in , . It was constructed around 4900 BC, and appears to have remained in use until around 4700 BC.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Neolithic henge monument
  • Also known as: “Goseck circle” and “Sonnenobservatorium Goseck”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Andreas and Schloss Goseck.

Church
Photo: Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 710 metres southeast of Goseck Circle.

Castle
Photo: Tnemtsoni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle, which is situated 1 km southeast of Goseck Circle.

Cave
Photo: Cookroach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cave, which is situated 1 km southeast of Goseck Circle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eulau (Naumburg) and Leißling.

Village
Photo: Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
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is a village and a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in , Germany. Since 1 September 2010, it is part of the town . is situated 3½ km southeast of Goseck Circle.

Village
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formally an independent official village in the Duchy of Saxony, is presently a portion of the city of in the Burgenlandkreis of Sachsen-Anhalt. is situated 4½ km north of Goseck Circle.

Goseck Circle

Latitude
51.19823° or 51° 11′ 54″ north
Longitude
11.86465° or 11° 51′ 53″ east
Open location code
9F3H5VX7+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 5057844
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q675018
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Goseck Circle” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Гозекски кръг”
  • Catalan: “Cercle de Goseck”
  • Chinese: “戈瑟克圈”
  • Chinese: “戈瑟克圓環”
  • Czech: “gosecký rondel”
  • Czech: “rondel v Gosecku”
  • Dutch: “Goseck circle”
  • Dutch: “Goseck-cirkel”
  • French: “cercle de Goseck”
  • French: “Cercle de Goseck”
  • German: “Kreisgrabenanlage von Goseck”
  • German: “Sonnenobservatorium von Goseck”
  • Italian: “Cerchio di Goseck”
  • Japanese: “ゴゼック・サークル”
  • Polish: “Obserwatorium słoneczne w Goseck”
  • Portuguese: “Círculo de Goseck”
  • Romanian: “Cercul de la Goseck”
  • Russian: “Гозекский круг”
  • Russian: “Госекский круг”
  • Spanish: “Círculo de Goseck”
  • Swedish: “Gosecks solcirkel”
  • Turkish: “Goseck Çemberi”
  • Ukrainian: “Гозекське коло”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Feuerwehr Goseck and Festplatz.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Sonnenobservatorium and Goseck Koch’s Garten.

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