- Goseck
Infobox German Location
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Wappen =
lat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 11 |lat_sec = 41
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 52 |lon_sec = 18
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen-Anhalt
Landkreis = Burgenlandkreis
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Saaletal
Höhe = 152
Fläche = 14.57
Einwohner = 1106
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 06667
Vorwahl = 03443
Kfz = BLK
Gemeindeschlüssel = 15 0 84 170
Adresse-Verband = Bahnhofsstraße 1
06688 Großkorbetha
Bürgermeister = Hilmar Panse
Partei =Goseck is a municipality lying on the
Saale River, in theBurgenlandkreis district of the German state ofSaxony-Anhalt .Geography
Geographic location
Goseck is located on the north bank of the Saale River about halfway between
Naumburg andWeißenfels .The municipality consists of the settlements Goseck and
Markröhlitz .History
Early period
The first evidence of human settlement is from the
Neolithic period, theGoseck circle , dating to approximately the5th millennium BC , discovered by aerial photographs from the 1990s and, since 2003, regarded as the oldestobservatory inEurope . It consists of a circular Henge-construction with a diameter of 75 m. It marks the beginning of a millennia-old astronomical tradition known also from theNebra skydisk , discovered in 1999, only 25 km distant therefrom. By means of a visor mechanism, the operators were able to, "e.g.", accurately determine the times of the summer and wintersolstice . The reconstructed observatory was opened on the winter solstice,21 December ,2005 , with great pageantry, including a spectacular fireworks display.Modern times
Goseck grew in the fields surrounding a 14th century
monastery . Originally an early medieval castle, the Saxon palatial countyseat of government was located here. The first mention of the castle is in theHersfelder Zehnteverzeichnis in 881.Economics and infrastructure
Traffic
Goseck can be reached by an access road from the area of Markröhlitz, from the
Naumburg Highway , running nearby, fromPettstädt ontoBundesstraße 176 .
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