Hoher Stein (Thuringian Forest)
Hoher Stein may refer to: *Hoher Stein (Fichtel Mountains), a rock formation in Bavaria, Germany *Hoher Stein, a monument in Osterheide, Saxony, Germany *Vysoký kámen Vysoký kámen () is a hill and a nature monument in the territory of Kraslice in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It lies in the Elster Mountains (part of the Fichtel Mountains), 1 km from the Czech-German border. The ridge of ...

Hoher Stein (Fichtel Mountains)
The Hoher Stein is a rock formation at the northeastern foot of the Bergkopf mountain, part of the Waldstein ridge in Germany's Fichtel Mountains. Appearance and location The Hoher Stein rocks are about 25 metres high, their highest point having an elevation of . They are granite rocks exhibiting spheroidal weathering. Iron ladders climb the rocks to a viewing point. The rocks are officially designated as climbing rocks. The Hoher Stein lies west of the town of Kirchenlamitz and northeast of the Großer Waldstein mountain in the forest district of '' Hallersteiner Forst Süd''. Although the Hoher Stein is not far from another rock formation, the Kleiner Waldstein, they are only linked by circuitous routes. Sights in the vicinity are the source of the Lamitz and the Epprechtstein. History as a boundary stone Today the rocks lie on the border between the Upper Franconian counties of Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge and Hof. In former times the political boundary between the d ...
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Osterheide
Osterheide () is an unincorporated area in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The area has 2,463 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2020). Its administrative seat is the village of Oerbke; other villages are Ostenholz and Wense. The districts of Osterheide and Lohheide cover the Bergen-Hohne Training Area, Bergen-Hohne Military Training Area. History In 1935 the German armed forces, the Wehrmacht, established the military training area of Bergen between Bergen (Landkreis Celle), Bergen and Bad Fallingbostel, Fallingbostel. A total of 24 villages were evacuated and their inhabitants relocated. In 1938 the Bergen Area Estate (''Gutsbezirk Platz Bergen'') was created to administer the training area and it was subordinated to Fallingbostel district. In 1945 the ''Gutsbezirk'' was split into two independent areas, known as the Osterheide and Lohheide Estates. Osterheide remained part of Fallingbostel district, whilst Lohheide was re-subordinated again to Celle district. ...
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