Locality
13°51´1" east longitude, 52°28´59" north latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Herzfelde, Brandenburg, Germany, Europa

Historical relevance of location
Numerous Huguenots (from the Middle French eyguenot, confederate), members of a reformation movement in France, migrated to Prussia after 1685. New settlements were built in 240 towns. The resulting demand for clay, i.e., bricks, influenced the development of technology in this region.

Classification of the earth

Structure	clay, potter\'s earth, brick clay
Colour	grey
Age	Quaternary

Donor

Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
 Office Berlin,
 Germany