Magdalenenberg near Villingen-Schwenningen is the largest Iron Age burial mound in Central Europe. Even today, the princely tomb, with its imposing dimensions of 102 meters in diameter and 6 meters in height, dominates the landscape.
The “Celtic Trail,” which connects the museum and the archaeological site, features numerous informational panels and rest areas for visitors to explore.
Magdalenenberg was once a place of execution, the site of a chapel, and was considered a gathering place for witches before it became the focus of archaeological excavations.
Recent research suggests that the layout of this unique burial ground was deliberately oriented toward the night sky, indicating that it was an astronomical structure. In this context, the press referred to it as the “Stonehenge of the Black Forest.”
