To the south of Kirchlinteln is the Hügelgräber-Heide nature reserve, which covers around ten hectares. This dry sandy heath is the westernmost foothills of the Lüneburg Heath. The Bronze Age burial mounds date from 2,500 to 1,400 years before Christ. A total of 18 burial mounds have been preserved. In this region, the graves are beigabearm.
The route known since the Middle Ages as the Lüneburg salt or post route runs past here. In the Middle Ages, a lot of firewood was needed for the Lüneburg salt works. The forest was cleared and heather grew on the poor soil. The area has been a nature reserve since 1935. Heather sheep keep the heathland free. There are also some hollow paths here that bear witness to earlier trade routes.
The route known since the Middle Ages as the Lüneburg salt or post route runs past here. In the Middle Ages, a lot of firewood was needed for the Lüneburg salt works. The forest was cleared and heather grew on the poor soil. The area has been a nature reserve since 1935. Heather sheep keep the heathland free. There are also some hollow paths here that bear witness to earlier trade routes.
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Hügelgräber in der Hügelgräber-Heide
27308 Kirchlinteln
