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Waidmannsruhe
Lonau is a small village with a population of about 345 situated at an elevation of about 400m in the Harz Mountains of Northern Germany. Besides the clean air and lush forests, it is famous for the capercaillie. It belongs to the city of Herzberg am Harz which is about 4 km to the south. The rivers Große Lonau and Kleine Lonau join here. History The village of Lonau goes back to a settlement that was established here as a consequence of the setting up of iron ore mines and iron smelting huts at the beginning of the 16th century.''Lonau'' at www.herzberg.de. Accessed on 2 Nov 2010. Lonau was first mentioned in the records in ducal tax documents from 1615, although a smithy in Lonau had been named in 1525. Geography Lonau lies in the South Harz, in the middle of the |
Harzer Wandernadel
The Harzer Wandernadel is a system of hiking awards in the Harz mountains in central Germany. The hiker (or mountain biker) can earn awards at different levels of challenge by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and stamping his or her passbook to record the visit. With 222 checkpoints in three federal states and across five districts in the Harz and with membership in five figures, the system has gained a following Germany-wide. Purpose The idea of the ''Wandernadel'' (literally "hiking needle/pin" --> "hiking badge") is to give those holidaying in the Harz a worthwhile goal to achieve and encourage them to stay for longer or return. It also aims to encourage those who live in the local area to go hiking and improve their fitness. In addition the system helps tourists and locals to get to know the many different sights and hiking trails in the Harz. To that end, checkpoints have been located at scenic viewing points, places of geological or botanical, culturalbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonau Waterfall
Lonau is a small village with a population of about 345 situated at an elevation of about 400m in the Harz Mountains of Northern Germany. Besides the clean air and lush forests, it is famous for the capercaillie. It belongs to the city of Herzberg am Harz which is about 4 km to the south. The rivers Große Lonau and Kleine Lonau join here. History The village of Lonau goes back to a settlement that was established here as a consequence of the setting up of iron ore mines and iron smelting huts at the beginning of the 16th century.''Lonau'' at www.herzberg.de. Accessed on 2 Nov 2010. Lonau was first mentioned in the records in ducal tax documents from 1615, although a smithy in Lonau had been named in 1525. Geography Lonau lies in the South Harz, in the middle of the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franzosenkopf (Harz)
The Franzosenkopf is a 562 metre high hill in the Harz Mountains of central Germany, which lies about 1.4 kilometres northeast of Lonau in the district of Göttingen in Lower Saxony. To the north of the Franzosenkopf is the Braakberg, a shallow saddle separating them. Flowing around the Franzosenkopf to the east and south is the Kleine Lonau in the valley of ''Mariental'' ("Mary's Valley"). To the west the Franzosenkopf is separated from the Kargeskopf hill by the ''Hackenstieltal'' valley. The Franzosenkopf is mostly covered in beech, but spruce also occurs in places. It lies entirely within the Harz National Park Harz National Park is a nature reserve in the German federal states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. It comprises portions of the western Harz mountain range, extending from Herzberg and Bad Lauterberg at the southern edge to Bad Harzburg .... Sources * Topographic map 1:25,000, No. 4228 Riefensbeek Hills of the Harz Hills of Lower Saxony G� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Köte Am Schindelkopf
The Schindelkopf () in the Harz Mountains of central Germany is a southwestern outlier of the mountain ridge known as Auf dem Acker (865.1 m). It is located near the town of Osterode am Harz within the unincorporated area of Harz which is in the district of Göttingen in the state of Lower Saxony. Location The Schindelkopf lies in the Upper Harz within the Harz Nature Park. It rises between the southwestern end of the main ''Acker'' crest in the east and the town of Osterode am Harz in the west. Towards the north-northeast the countryside falls away through the valley of ''Schachttal'' to the eastern end of the Söse Reservoir with its pre-basin. To the south-southwest it descends through the valley of the Kleine Steinau, which has its source on the mountains, to the Sieber valley, and, to the west-northwest, it descends along the Eipenke, which also rises on the mountainside, into the valley of the Söse. The Große Schweimke rises a little southwest of the mountain; it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanskühnenburg
The Hanskühnenburg is a mountain hut (german: Bergbaude) in the Harz mountains. It is located at a height of above sea level in fields known as ''Auf dem Acker'', or simply ''Acker'', in the middle of the Harz National Park and has its own observation tower. Its name comes from the legendary Hanskühnenburg Crag (''Hanskühnenburg Klippe'') 300 metres to the northwest, which was visited on 14 August 1784 by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Opposite the tower are the Hanskühnenburg Rocks (''Hanskühnenburg Felsen'') that are relatively small by comparison with the ''Klippe''. A bronze plaque was mounted on these rocks in 1999 to commemorate Goethe's visit. In front of the Hanskühnenburg Rocks, a monument was erected in 1924 to Albert Leo Schlageter. It has since fallen over and is rather weathered. History At the end of the 19th century, the Osterode branch of the Harz Club built the first wooden observation tower and a managed refuge hut on the thickly wooded ''Acker'' cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Großer Teichtalskopf
Grosser or Großer is the masculine nominative singular form of the German adjective "gross", meaning "big", "great", "large", "tall", and the like. It is part of many placenames, especially of mountains. It is also a surname. People with that surname include: * Alfred Grosser (born 1925), German-French writer, sociologist, and political scientist * Arthur Grosser (active from 1987), Canadian physical chemist and actor * Peter Grosser (1938–2021), German football player and coach * Philip Grosser (1890–1933), Ukrainian-American anarchist and anti-militarist * Thomas Grosser (1965–2008), German footballer * Pamela Grosser (born 1977), German actress See also * Gross (other) Gross may refer to: Finance *Gross Cash Registers, a defunct UK company with a high profile in the 1970s *Gross (economics), is the total income before deducting expenses Science and measurement *Gross (unit), a counting unit equal to 144 i ... * * {{surname Surnames of German origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirtenberg (Harz)
Hirtenberg is a town of approx. 2,500 inhabitants near Baden bei Wien in Lower Austria, Austria. The river Triesting is located at the south border of the town. Coming from the Vienna Woods, the valley of Triesting joins the Vienna Basin here. Neighbourhoods Starting in the east going clockwise the following towns are located next to Hirtenberg: * Leobersdorf * Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn * St. Veit an der Triesting (part of Berndorf) Traffic The ''Leobersdorf railway'' connecting the Austrian Southern Railway at Leobersdorf with the Austrian Western Railway at St. Pölten runs at the southern border of the town. The train-station of Hirtenberg is located on the area of Enzesfeld. The main road in the town is the federal highway B18 ''Hainfelder Bundesstraße''. History The name "Hirtenberg" is derived from the name of a small castle - the ''Feste Huotto'' - which was located on a hill overlooking the valley of the Triesting. At the end of the first Turkish war in 1532 the army ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langfast
The Langfast is a ridge in the district of Göttingen in North Germany. This ridge, with a height of , is located in the South Harz mountains between Herzberg am Harz Herzberg am Harz is a town in the Göttingen district of Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography Herzberg is situated on the southwestern rim of the Harz mountain range and the Harz National Park. Natural monuments in the surrounding area include the ... and Sieber. Ridges of Lower Saxony Hills of the Harz {{Göttingen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Großer Mittelberg (Lonau)
The Großer Mittelberg (the short form ''Mittelberg'' is also common) is a ridge in the Harz Mountains of Germany that begins immediately northeast of Lonau in the district of Göttingen in Lower Saxony. It separates the valley of ''Kirchtal'', through which the Große Lonau flows, from the ''Mariental'' and the Kleine Lonau. is Although it is the nearest subpeak to the village of Lonau, the Großer Mittelberg is, at 531 metres, not the highest point, but may be viewed as a main summit due to its prominent location. From here on, the ridge only climbs gently in a northeasterly direction and has several more subpeaks with small wind gaps. To the north the Großer Mittelberg transitions to the ridge of Auf dem Acker without any noticeable wind gap. The Großer Mittelberg is almost entirely covered in beech woods and lies within the Harz National Park Harz National Park is a nature reserve in the German federal states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. It comprises portions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harz Mountains
The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German word ''Hardt'' or ''Hart'' (hill forest). The name ''Hercynia'' derives from a Celtic name and could refer to other mountain forests, but has also been applied to the geology of the Harz. The Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz with an elevation of above sea level. The Wurmberg () is the highest peak located entirely within the state of Lower Saxony. Geography Location and extent The Harz has a length of , stretching from the town of Seesen in the northwest to Eisleben in the east, and a width of . It occupies an area of , and is divided into the Upper Harz (''Oberharz'') in the northwest, which is up to 800 m high, apart from the 1,100 m high Brocken massif, and the Lower Harz (''Unterharz'') in the east which is up to aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
