Glasebach Pit

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The Glasebach Pit is a mining museum and former pit in the Harz fluorspar mining area near Straßberg in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is run by the East Harz Mining Society. The pit was founded under the name of Vertrau auf Gott. ()

Local name: Grube Glasebach Coordinates: 51°36'46"N, 11°3'37"E

Location

Glasebacher WegStraßberg 06493 Saxony-AnhaltGermany

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+49 39489 226

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Glasebach Pit – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wolfsberg Castle, Joseph Cross Tower, Stolberg Castle, Old Mint.

4.6 miS
Watersports, Amusement park, Water park
Wolfsberg Castle
118 min walk • Wolfsberg Castle, located in a picturesque region of Germany, is a unique combination of historical architecture with modern entertainment. Although the name might suggest a medieval fortress, this place surprises visitors as a water fun center, attracting families...
3.2 miSW
View point, Tower
Joseph Cross Tower, Stolberg
83 min walk • The Joseph Cross is an observation tower in form of a double cross on the 580-metre-high Großer Auerberg near Stolberg, Germany.
5.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Stolberg Castle, Stolberg
134 min walk • Stolberg Castle is a palace in the town of Stolberg in the Harz Mountains of Germany. It dates to the 13th century and stands above the town on a hill with steep drops on three sides. Since 2003 it has been completely restored and renovated by the German Foundation for Monument Conservation.
5.3 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Old Mint, Stolberg
135 min walk • The Old Mint is a protected timber-framed house in the town of Stolberg in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The building houses the Old Mint Museum. It is located at No. 19, Niedergasse.
4.6 miN
Nature, Lake
Bergrat Müller Pond
118 min walk • The Bergrat Müller Pond, named after a former mining director, Müller, in the Harz mountains of central Germany is a storage pond laid out from 1737 to 1738. It has an area of about 1.3 ha and lies in the forested southern part of the borough of Quedlinburg in the county of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt.
5.5 miNE
Nature, Lake, Campsite
Bremer Teich, Quedlinburg
139 min walk • The Bremer Teich is an historic reservoir that lies south of the two villages of Bad Suderode and Gernrode in the Harz Mountains of Germany, and is used as a recreation area.
5.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Viktorshöhe
132 min walk • The Viktorshöhe is a hill, 581.5 metres high, in the Harz mountains of central Germany. It lies on the Ramberg massif within the boundaries of Gernrode, a part of Quedlinburg, and about 3 kilometres northeast of Friedrichsbrunn.
5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Große Teufelsmühle
129 min walk • The Große Teufelsmühle is a natural monument on the Viktorshöhe near Friedrichsbrunn in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. The name means "Great Devil's Mill". It is a tor, a granite rock formation that displays typical spheroidal or "mattress" weathering. The Große Teufelsmühle is a protected monument.
4.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Güntersburg
105 min walk • The ruined castle of Güntersburg stands about 2 km southwest of Güntersberge in the Harz mountain range of central Germany.
3.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Großer Auerberg
79 min walk • The Große Auerberg is a hill, 580 metres high, in the eastern Harz in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is a so-called double peak with summits that are 580.4 metres high and 580.3 metres high, which are about 470 metres apart.
6 miSW
Tree
Hunrodeiche, Stolberg
154 min walk • The Hunrodeiche or, more rarely, the Hunrodseiche, in the Harz Mountains of central Germany is an oak tree over 1,000 years old near Hainfeld in the county of Mansfeld-Südharz in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.