Königsruhe
Königsruhe (also ''Gut Königsruhe'' i.e. Königsruhe Estate) is a small settlement in the Bode Gorge in the Harz Mountains of Germany, south of the town of Thale in Saxony-Anhalt. Location Königsruhe lies in the ''Hirschgrund'' ("Stag Bottom") immediately next to the River Bode, a mountain river that has cut deeply into the surrounding mountains at this point. The footpath along the gorge from Thale to Treseburg runs through the settlement which lies in the borough of Thale. As far as Königsruhe, the track can be used by motor vehicles from the direction of Thale when required, but is normally closed to traffic. A narrow, stone bridge, the Jungfern Bridge (''Jungfernbrücke''), crosses the Bode in Königsruhe. History In 1834 a shopkeeper, Christian Jung from Thale, built a wooden hut with a fireplace in the ''Hirschgrund'' in the Bode Gorge. In 1856 another larger building followed, which was sited next to the bridge over the Bode. Initially it was called Hirschgrund. To ...
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