Lancken-Granitz
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Lancken-Granitz is a municipality
in the Vorpommern-Rügen
district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
. Near the villages of Lancken and Burtevitz are several megalith tombs
from the Neolithic
.
The Lancken-Granitz municipality consists of the following villages:
Municipalities of Germany
Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...
in the Vorpommern-Rügen
Vorpommern-Rügen
Vorpommern-Rügen is a district in the north of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by the Baltic Sea and the districts Vorpommern-Greifswald, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Rostock...
district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 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...
. Near the villages of Lancken and Burtevitz are several megalith tombs
Lancken-Granitz dolmens
The Lancken-Granitz dolmens are a group of seven megalith tombs in the Lancken-Granitz municipality on Rügen, northern Germany. Erected during the middle Neolithic, when they were used by the Funnelbeaker culture, at least some were in use until the early Bronze Age...
from the Neolithic
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
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The Lancken-Granitz municipality consists of the following villages:
- Lancken-Granitz
- Blieschow
- Burtevitz
- Dummertevitz
- Garftitz
- Gobbin
- Neu Reddevitz
- Preetz (Rügen)
- Zarnekow