Platt

The Sandberg ridge between Platt and Roseldorf in Lower Austria's Weinviertel region hosts the largest known Celtic central settlement of this period in Austria, covering approximately 40 hectares. Dating to the Middle La Tene period (c. 260-150 BC), the site contained around 450 pit houses and featured seven square shrine enclosures (10-17 m each) where weapons, horse harness parts, and animal and human bones were deposited as offerings. Austria's oldest and richest coin-minting site was discovered here, alongside potteries, smithies, and glass workshops. Evidence of cultivated dill and wine indicates Mediterranean trade contacts.