The Groß Raden Archaeological Open Air Museum (german: Archäologische Freilichtmuseum Groß Raden) lies a few kilometres north of the small town of Sternberg and about a kilometre northeast of the village of Groß Raden in the German state of

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

. The site is in a depression that borders directly onto the lake of

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. On a peninsula in front of that lies its circular castle rampart, visible from afar, which has a diameter of 50 metres. From 1973 to 1980 extensive excavations were carried out here, led by Ewald Schuldt, during the course of which the remnants of a Slavic settlement dating to the 9th and 10th centuries was unearthed. The fort has been reconstructed based on the excavations and established as an

archaeological open-air museum An archaeological open-air museum is a non-profit permanent institution with outdoor true-to-scale architectural reconstructions primarily based on archaeological sources. It holds collections of intangible heritage resources and provides an int ...

. It has been enhanced by finds from the Slavic castle of

Behren-Lübchin Behren-Lübchin is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Rostock (district), district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Literature * ''Schuldt E.'' Behren-Lübchin, Eine spät-slawische Burganlage in Mecklenbur ...

Literature

* Ewald Schuldt, Manfred Jährig: ''Groß Raden: ein slawischer Tempelort des 9./10. Jahrhunderts in Mecklenburg.'' in: ''Schriften zur Ur- und Frühgeschichte 39.'' Zentralinstitut für Alte Geschichte und Archäologie, Berlin 1985 * Horst Keiling: ''Archäologisches Freilichtmuseum Gross Raden - Archäologische Funde und Denkmale aus dem Norden der DDR 7.'' Museum für Ur- u. Frühgeschichte, Schwerin 1988 * Ewald Schuldt: ''Der eintausendjährige Tempelort Gross Raden: seine Erforschung, wie es dazu kam, und was aus ihm werden soll; der Bericht des Ausgräbers.'' in: ''Bildkataloge des Museums für Ur- und Frühgeschichte Schwerin 24.'' Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Schwerin 1989

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www.freilichtmuseum-gross-raden.de - Official website Archäologisches Freilichtmuseum Groß Raden

www.gross-raden.de

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