Sandhöhlen, Blankenburg

Name: Sandhöhlen
Address: Blankenburg, Germany

#6 among attractions in Blankenburg

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The Sandhöhlen are a natural monument in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. They are two sand caves known individually as the Große Sandhöhle and Kleine Sandhöhle. The caves are located in a wooded area called im Heers below the fortress and crags of Regenstein north of the town of Blankenburg. It is surmised that a Germanic thingstead was held here in protohistoric times. On the Große Sandhöhle is a checkpoint in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network which was voted by hikers as the most beautiful checkpoint of the year in 2009. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°49'1"N, 10°57'57"E

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Sandhöhlen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Regenstein Castle, Blankenburg Castle, Michaelstein Abbey, Hamburger Wappen.

~1600 ftSW
Forts and castles
Regenstein Castle, Blankenburg
8 min walk • Perched on the rugged cliffs of the Harz Mountains in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Regenstein Castle offers a unique glimpse into medieval history and architecture. This fascinating castle ruins, located just north of the city of Blankenburg, are steeped in over a thousand...
2.2 miS
Palace, Forts and castles, Baroque architecture
Blankenburg Castle, Blankenburg
56 min walk • Great Blankenburg Castle was built on the limestone hill of Blankenstein in the town of Blankenburg in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Nearby is the Little Castle with its Baroque garden, tea house and museum, the town wall, the pheasant garden, the castle park and the castle pond.
2.5 miW
Museum, Music venue, Monastery
Michaelstein Abbey, Blankenburg
64 min walk • Michaelstein Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery, now the home of the Stiftung Kloster Michaelstein - Musikinstitut für Aufführungspraxis, near the town of Blankenburg in the Harz in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Hamburger Wappen
81 min walk • The Hamburger Wappen is a highly unusual rock feature on the Teufelsmauer rock formation not far from Timmenrode in the Harz Mountains in central Germany.
3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Königstein
98 min walk • The Königstein is a 189 m high hill in the northern Harz Foreland in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also known as the Kamelfelsen due to its unusually shaped sandstone rock formation.
2.4 miW
Forts and castles
Heimburg Castle
63 min walk • Heimburg Castle, also called the Altenburg or Alteburg, is a ruined castle on an oval hilltop about 330 metres above sea level which is located just north of the Harz Mountains in central Germany.
4.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Austberg
121 min walk • The Austberg, also called the Augsberg or Augstberg, is a low hill, 292 m above sea level, in the northern Harz Foreland near the village of Benzingerode in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
0.7 miW
Watermill
Regenstein Mill, Blankenburg
19 min walk • The Regenstein Mill was a water-powered corn and oil mill below Regenstein Castle north of the town of Blankenburg in the county of Harz.
5.7 miSE
51°44'41"N • 11°1'40"E
Hüttenmuseum, Thale
145 min walk • Museum
5.5 miSE
51°44'56"N • 11°1'57"E
DDR Museum, Thale
141 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.2 miW
Forts and castles
Struvenburg
107 min walk • The Struvenburg was a medieval castle immediately east of Benzingerode, a village in the borough of Wernigerode in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Today only a few earthworks remain. Very little is known about this castle. The name may be derived from the adjective struf = scrubby or rough.