Mönchsbuche, Wernigerode

Name: Mönchsbuche
Address: Wernigerode, Germany

#10 among attractions in Wernigerode

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The Mönchsbuche is an old beech tree in the Harz Mountains of Germany that has been designated as a natural monument due to its age and the stories surrounding it. It stands on a ridge near Hasserode in the borough of Wernigerode, on an old way between the abbeys of Himmelpforten and Ilsenburg and is reputedly where the monks used to stop and rest. In March 2011 the top of the old tree, that is over 100 years old, was removed in order to save it from breaking apart. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°49'5"N, 10°42'28"E

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Wernigerode Germany

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

Nearby attractions include: Ottofelsen, Ilsestein, Kloster Drübeck, Hohnekamm.

1.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Ottofelsen, Wernigerode
38 min walk • The Ottofels, named after Prince Otto of Stolberg-Wernigerode, is a tor and natural monument near Wernigerode in the Harz mountains of central Germany. The Ottofels or Ottofelsen lie about 2.5 km southwest of Hasserode in the borough of Wernigerode.
2.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Ilsestein, Harz National Park
72 min walk • The Ilsestein is a prominent granite rock formation near the town of Ilsenburg in the Harz mountains of central Germany. Offering a scenic view over the Ilse valley to the Brocken massif, the highest mountain of the range, it is today a popular tourist destination.
2.6 miN
Monastery, Event space, Historical place
Kloster Drübeck
66 min walk • Nestled in the serene heart of the Harz Mountains in Germany, Kloster Drübeck is a historic monastery that exudes tranquility and spirituality. This Benedictine abbey, with a history spanning over a millennium, was founded in the 10th century and has since been a...
2.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hohnekamm, Harz National Park
66 min walk • The Hohnekamm or Hohne Kamm is a mountain ridge up to 900 m above sea level high in the Harz mountains of central Germany. It is located in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, and is well known for its rock towers or tors, the Hohneklippen.
2 miNW
Forts and castles
Plessenburg, Wernigerode
50 min walk • Plessenburg is a village in the town of Ilsenburg in the Harz National Park, in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Zeterklippen, Harz National Park
76 min walk • The Zeterklippen are a striking rock formation or tor on the 930-metre-high Renneckenberg mountain, overlooking the Ilse valley in the Harz mountains in Germany. The Renneckenberg is an eastern sub-peak of the Brocken. The rocks themselves lie at a height of about 830 metres above sea level.
0.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Kleine Renne, Wernigerode
15 min walk • The Kleine Renne is a cascading mountain stream and officially designated natural monument near the town of Wernigerode in the Harz Mountains of Germany.
0.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Steinerne Renne, Wernigerode
13 min walk • The Steinerne Renne is a waterfall and natural monument near the town of Wernigerode in the Harz mountains of central Germany.
1.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Elversstein, Wernigerode
38 min walk • The Elversstein in the Harz Mountains of Germany is a granite rock formation with a maximum elevation of 499 m above sea level on the Steinberg near Hasserode in the county of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt.
3.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Bäumlersklippe, Harz National Park
79 min walk • The Bäumlersklippe is a crag and one of the so-called Harzklippen in the Harz National Park southwest of Ilsenburg. Whilst in former times it was a popular observation point, which the remains of an enclosing fence bear witness to, today beech and spruce trees have grown up around it.
2.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Ilse valley
73 min walk • The Ilse valley is the ravine of the Ilse stream in the northern boundary of the Harz mountain range in Germany. Part of the Harz National Park, it runs from the town of Ilsenburg at the foot of the mountain range up to the source region near the summit of the Brocken massif, the highest mountain of the range.