Allrode is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...

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. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town

Thale Thale () is a town in the Harz (district), Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt in central Germany. Located at the steep northeastern rim of the Harz mountain range, it is known for the scenic Bode Gorge stretching above the town centre. Geography The ...

. There are two prominent trees - the ''Hohle Eiche'' ("hollow oak") and ''Adlereiche'' ("eagle oak") - in the woods northeast of the village that were checkpoints 57 and 58 in the

Harzer Wandernadel The Harzer Wandernadel is a system of hiking awards in the Harz mountains in central Germany. Hikers (or mountain bikers) can earn awards at different levels of challenge by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and stamping their ...

hiking network. Today checkpoint 57 is the ''Echowiese Allrode''.

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Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Thale Villages in the Harz {{Harz-geo-stub