--- title: "Hügelgräber in der Hügelgräber-Heide" url: "https://www.mittelweser-tourism.com/poi/huegelgraeber-in-der-huegelgraeber-heide" description: "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." language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2200389/bab0fc624ad2c55e847024986e99ccc009fa169709fa53d65770c2329094588c/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Mittelweser > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share Hügelgräber in der Hügelgräber-Heide ==================================== - Heath - Nature reserve/Naturschutzgebiet - Nature experience - Archaeological site Purple heather blossoms swayed gently in the wind, framed by scattered pine trees beneath a blue sky. A vast expanse of heathland under a cloudy sky, bordered by scattered pine trees and hills covered in heather. A wooden sign provides information about the burial mounds in a sun-drenched heath with pine trees in the background. A close-up view of a heathland area near Kirchlinteln, with heather and pine trees under a cloudy sky. To the south of Kirchlinteln is the approximately ten-hectare Hügelgräber-Heide nature reserve. 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. Read more Good to know ------------ Author Mittelweser-Touristik GmbHLange Straße 18 31582 Nienburg/Weser Organization Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH License (master data) Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH Nearby ------ View on map - Place of interest - Archaeological site - Sculpture - Park Contact 27308 Kirchlinteln