Eberdingen
Encyclopedia
Eberdingen is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg
(Baden-Württemberg
, Germany
). It is part of the Neckar Region and the metropolitan area of Stuttgart. The municipality consists of the three communities of Eberdingen, Hochdorf an der Enz, and Nussdorf.
The most famous cultural point of interest is the Hochdorf Celtic Museum, which was built after the 1977 discovery of a Celt
ic princely grave
under a barrow
nearby.
Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg urban district with about 87,000 inhabitants...
(Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
). It is part of the Neckar Region and the metropolitan area of Stuttgart. The municipality consists of the three communities of Eberdingen, Hochdorf an der Enz, and Nussdorf.
The most famous cultural point of interest is the Hochdorf Celtic Museum, which was built after the 1977 discovery of a Celt
Celt
The Celts were a diverse group of tribal societies in Iron Age and Roman-era Europe who spoke Celtic languages.The earliest archaeological culture commonly accepted as Celtic, or rather Proto-Celtic, was the central European Hallstatt culture , named for the rich grave finds in Hallstatt, Austria....
ic princely grave
Hochdorf Chieftain's Grave
The Hochdorf Chieftain's Grave is a richly-furnished Celtic burial chamber dating from 530 BC. An amateur archaeologist discovered it in 1977 near Hochdorf an der Enz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany...
under a barrow
Tumulus
A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn...
nearby.