Frankleben hoard

#3045 among destinations in Germany

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The Frankleben hoard is a significant hoard deposit of the European Bronze Age, associated with the Unstrut group (associated with the Tumulus or early Urnfield culture. The site is in the Geisel valley, formed by a minor tributary of the Saale River. It was discovered in 1946 in a brown coal pit near Frankleben, now a part of Braunsbedra municipality, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ()

Local name: Bronzehort von Frankleben Coordinates: 51°17'60"N, 11°55'48"E

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Saxony-AnhaltGermany

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Frankleben hoard – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Merseburg Cathedral, Leuna works, Museum of aviation and technology, Geisel valley.

5.1 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Merseburg Cathedral, Merseburg
130 min walk • Merseburg Cathedral is the proto-cathedral of the former Bishopric of Merseburg in Merseburg, Germany. The mostly Gothic church is considered an artistic and historical highlight in southern Saxony-Anhalt.
3.6 miE
Park
Leuna works, Leuna
93 min walk • The Leuna works in Leuna, Saxony-Anhalt, is one of the biggest chemical industrial complexes in Germany. The site, now owned jointly by companies such as Total S.A. BASF, Linde AG, and DOMO Group, covers 13 km² and produces a very wide range of chemicals and plastics.
4.5 miNE
51°21'33"N • 11°58'19"E
Museum of aviation and technology, Merseburg
114 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum, Science museum
2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Geisel valley
69 min walk • The Geisel valley is a valley in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, situated west of Merseburg, Saalekreis district. It is named after the River Geisel which rises in Mücheln and is a tributary of the Saale, just under 25 km long.
5 miNE
51°21'29"N • 11°59'58"E
Krummes Tor, Merseburg
128 min walk • City gate
4.9 miNE
51°21'20"N • 11°59'57"E
St Maximus' Church, Merseburg
124 min walk • Church
4.7 miS
Village
Tagewerben
120 min walk • Tagewerben 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.
3.6 miS
Village
Reichardtswerben
91 min walk • Reichardtswerben 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.
4.9 miNE
51°21'28"N • 11°59'48"E
Eulenturm, Merseburg
126 min walk • Tower
5.3 miNE
51°21'51"N • 11°59'54"E
Petri-Kloster 10.Jh., Merseburg
136 min walk • Church
5.1 miNE
51°21'34"N • 12°0'6"E
Turm "Dicker Heinrich", Merseburg
132 min walk • Tower