Zillierbach Dam

#637 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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The Zillierbach Dam lies in the East Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt near the town of Elbingerode and impounds the Zillierbach stream. It supplies drinking water to several villages in the High Harz as well as the town of Wernigerode; it also provides flood protection. ()

Local name: Talsperre Zillierbach Opened: 1936 (88 years ago)Length: 610 ftHeight: 154 ftElevation: 1578 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°47'16"N, 10°46'31"E

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Saxony-AnhaltGermany

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Zillierbach Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Königshütte Waterfall, Ottofelsen, Drei Kronen & Ehrt, Armeleuteberg.

2.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Königshütte Waterfall, Schierke
69 min walk • Königshütte Waterfall is a waterfall in the village of Königshütte in the borough of Oberharz am Brocken in the Harz Mountains of Central Germany. The waterfall has a relatively low volume and falls through a height of 12 metres. The stream empties shortly thereafter into the Kalte Bode.
2.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Ottofelsen, Wernigerode
72 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.
2.7 miSE
Museum, Historical place
Drei Kronen & Ehrt
70 min walk • Drei Kronen & Ehrt is a former mine in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It is located in the parish of Elbingerode in the county of Harz. The mine extracted pyrite. Since 1992 it has been used, albeit not continuously, as a visitor mine.
2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Armeleuteberg, Wernigerode
51 min walk • The Armeleuteberg is a 478-metre-high hill south of Wernigerode in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1902 the Kaiserturm, an observation tower, has stood on its summit.
2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Galgenberg
52 min walk • The Galgenberg is a 506.1-metre-high hill east of Elbingerode in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It marks the highest point on the row of limestone crags found there.
2.8 miE
Forts and castles
Bodfeld
71 min walk • Bodfeld was a small royal palace or lodge that was primarily established for hunting purposes and, when the town of Elbingerode emerged, for the administration of ore mining in the central Harz that underpinned the power of the Ottonian and Salian kings and emperors in medieval Europe.
2.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Elversstein, Wernigerode
54 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.
2 miN
Tower
Kaiser Tower, Wernigerode
51 min walk • The Kaiser Tower is an observation tower standing on the 478-metre-high hill of Armeleuteberg on the territory of the German town of Wernigerode.
3 miNE
Outdoor activities, Park, Zoo
Christianental, Wernigerode
76 min walk • The Christianental is a side valley of the Mühlental in the borough of Wernigerode in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It lies between the Agnesberg, the hill on which Wernigerode Castle stands, and the Fenstermacherberg.
2.6 miNW
Forts and castles
Hasserode Castle
67 min walk • Hasserode Castle in the quarter of the same name in the town of Wernigerode am Harz was a medieval fortification whose site is near Hasserode station on the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways. Today there are no visible traces left of the castle.
2.9 miN
Church
Theobaldikapelle, Wernigerode
74 min walk • Theobaldi Chapel is a Protestant church in the Nöschenrode district of the city of Wernigerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.