Does Germany have any notable prehistoric structures or ruins?

Answer 1

The German prehistoric monuments mostly consist of standing stones and Dolmens, throughout the whole Southwest and West, and hundreds of little wooded hills covering bronze age, mostly Hallstadt culture, burials. There is nothing spectacular among them, except for the things that have been found, like the grave of a princess/female leader in Rheinheim with its chariot and weapons as well as a gold hoard of jewelery. There are also lots of badly preserved ring forts, one in Otzenhausen in the Hunsrueck mountains.

As we know, a lot of celtic structures were made of timber, and the Romans did take good care not to leave any rallying points for the conquered, so the earliest impressive monuments are buildings from the Roman occupation.

Answer 2

After the structures discussed above (i.e. there is no Stonehenge) the oldest structures/ruins in Germany are the Roman Ruins west of the Rhine River, notably in Trier and Koeln/Cologne. These don't really qualify as prehistoric, but they may be what you are looking at.

Trier has the Black Gate - the Roman Gate to the city, several baths, and an ampitheatre. Cologne has some incredible stuff in thier museum, including tile floors, statuary, an incredible collection of glass, personal implements (combs, toys) furniture, etc., and three sets of city gates.

If this is what you are looking for check out the web pages I've linked to.

Answer 3

There is no Stonehenge in Germany. A lot of stone graves, and stone rings from the megalith culture, usually about four thousand years old, are scattered over the country. Too many of them have been destroyed in the past centuries. If you search on the web for "Grosssteingraeber" (three s in a row, that´s the terrible new German orthography), you will find many pictures, and some maps. If they are notable, these stone settings, is a matter of opinion, of course...

Answer 4

Well there are several places. One of the most famous ones is near Nebra in East Germany where they discovered the so called "Himmelsscheibe von Nebra" (engl. Nebra sky disk) this Piece is date 2100-1700 b.c.. Near that place is another sight dated about 5000 b.c. and there are hundreds of places like that in Germany. But they are not as famous as Stonehenge. Besides, Stonehenge is not that great either... well at least not the sight itself.

Answer 5

more than any other country.......come see for yourself