Goseck Circle
The Goseck Circle is a Neolithic structure in Goseck in the Burgenlandkreis district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was constructed around 4900 BC, and appears to have remained in use until around 4700 BC.Photo: Wikipedia-ce, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Neolithic henge monument
- Also known as: “Goseck circle” and “Sonnenobservatorium Goseck”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Schloss Goseck and Protected bat roost at Goseck Castle.
Schloss Goseck
Castle
Photo: Tnemtsoni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schloss Goseck is a castle, which is situated 1 km southeast of Goseck Circle.
Protected bat roost at Goseck Castle
Cave
Photo: Cookroach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Protected bat roost at Goseck Castle is a cave, which is situated 1 km southeast of Goseck Circle.
St. Johannis Baptistae (Dobichau)
Church
Photo: Jwaller, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Johannis Baptistae (Dobichau) is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Goseck Circle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eulau (Naumburg) and Leißling.
Leißling
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Leißling is a village and a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 September 2010, it is part of the town Weißenfels. Leißling is situated 3½ km southeast of Goseck Circle.
Pettstädt
Village
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pettstädt, formally an independent official village in the Duchy of Saxony, is presently a portion of the city of Weißenfels in the Burgenlandkreis of Sachsen-Anhalt. Pettstädt is situated 4½ km north of Goseck Circle.
Goseck Circle
- Categories: Rondel enclosure, open-air museum, human settlement, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Goseck, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.19823° or 51° 11′ 54″ northLongitude
11.86465° or 11° 51′ 53″ eastOpen location code
9F3H5VX7+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 5057844OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q675018
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Satellite Map
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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 St. Andrae and Feuerwehr Goseck.
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