Winnefeld (abandoned village)

Winnefeld is an abandoned village in the district of Northeim in Lower Saxony, Germany.

The site of the former village lies inmidst the Solling mountain range right at the Bundesstraße 241, where the ground ist made up of Loess.

According to results of archaeological digs by Hans-Georg Stephan and soil studies, the site used to be a wood pasture in the 8th century.

Between 1150 and 1250, the Counts of Dassel had the woods cut area-wide, thus allowing agriculture and settlement of people.

In the early modern period, people tore down the church in order to pave the street passing by.