The Ramberg, also called the Ramberg Massif, is a
granite
Granite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phanerite, phaneritic) intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly coo ...
massif, about 30 square kilometres in area, in the eastern part of the
Harz Mountains
The Harz (), also called the Harz Mountains, is a Mittelgebirge, 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 nam ...
of central Germany. It is located in the federal state of
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 ...
and lies southwest of
Quedlinburg, between
Friedrichsbrunn,
Gernrode,
Harzgerode
Harzgerode is a town in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Geography
Harzgerode lies in the lower eastern part of the Harz mountain range on the Selke River, south of Quedlinburg. It is connected to Gernrode and Quedlinburg via ...
and
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 ...
. The Ramberg massif has a number of summits, the highest of which is the
Viktorshöhe at .
Places of interest
In the vicinity of the Viktorshöhe are the two
natural monuments, the ''Kleine Teufelsmühle'' and ''
Große Teufelsmühle'', two granite
tors that are shrouded in legend. Also within the Ramberg are the
Bremer Teich, the
Bear Monument and the castles ruins of
Erichsberg.
File:Große Teufelsmühle.jpg, The ''Große Teufelsmühle'' tor
File:Bärendenkmal b. Bremer Teich.jpg, The Bear Monument
External links
Further information on the Ramberg at HarzlifeGeology of the Ramberg at the Clausthal University of Technology
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Mountains and hills of Saxony-Anhalt
Hills of the Harz