Can you visit the Burgwall von Senftenberg today?

No, the site was completely destroyed in 1932 by an advancing open-pit lignite mine, and nothing remains on the ground.

How old was the Burgwall von Senftenberg?

The settlement dates to the late early Iron Age, between 800 and 400 BC, and belonged to the Billendorf culture.

Who excavated the site?

Excavations took place in 1931 and 1932 under the direction of Alfred Götze, funded by the mining company Ilse Bergbau AG, which operated the area.

How many people lived in the settlement?

Archaeologists estimate around 650 inhabitants, based on the number of houses reconstructed from the postholes found.

Burgwall von Senftenberg

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Burgwall von Senftenberg stands in Senftenberg (Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz), in Brandenburg, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Burgwall von Senftenberg no longer exists above ground: it was an Iron Age settlement site, excavated in the early 1930s shortly before being destroyed by an advancing open-pit lignite mine. The fortified enclosure, linked to the Billendorf culture, formed an irregular circle roughly 150 metres across in the lowlands of the Schwarze Elster river. Excavations uncovered more than a thousand postholes, houses arranged around a central open area, and bronze and wooden artefacts pointing to an organised community of around 650 people.

What to know

No visible remains survive on site; the settlement was destroyed by open-pit lignite mining in 1932.
Everything known about the site comes from archaeological excavations carried out in 1931 and 1932.
The finds are preserved and studied elsewhere; there is nothing to visit in person.
The site lay northeast of Senftenberg, toward the former village of Sedlitz, which itself disappeared due to mining.

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Senftenberg · Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz · Brandenburg

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Can you visit the Burgwall von Senftenberg today?: No, the site was completely destroyed in 1932 by an advancing open-pit lignite mine, and nothing remains on the ground.
How old was the Burgwall von Senftenberg?: The settlement dates to the late early Iron Age, between 800 and 400 BC, and belonged to the Billendorf culture.
Who excavated the site?: Excavations took place in 1931 and 1932 under the direction of Alfred Götze, funded by the mining company Ilse Bergbau AG, which operated the area.
How many people lived in the settlement?: Archaeologists estimate around 650 inhabitants, based on the number of houses reconstructed from the postholes found.