Roland

#2856 among destinations in Germany

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The Neustadt Roland stands at the Ratskeller in the center of Neustadt/Harz, a town in the southern Harz region of Nordhausen in the Free State of Thuringia. It is among the last five surviving wooden Roland figures in Europe.

Coordinates: 51°33'38"N, 10°50'7"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Hohnstein Castle, KZ Gedenkstätte Mittelbau Dora, Poppenberg, Kohnstein.

0.7 miN
Forts and castles
Hohnstein Castle
17 min walk • Hohnstein Castle, perched atop a rocky promontory in the Saxon Switzerland region of Germany, is a testament to medieval architecture and a storied past. This formidable fortress, with origins dating back to the early 12th century, has served various roles throughout...
4 miSW
51°32'7"N • 10°45'9"E
KZ Gedenkstätte Mittelbau Dora, Nordhausen
101 min walk • Museum
1.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Poppenberg
50 min walk • The Poppenberg is a tree-covered hill east of Ilfeld in the Harz mountains of Germany, at an elevation of 601 metres. Since 1897, there has been a 33-metre-high steel lattice observation tower on the summit.
4.5 miW
Hill with a storied WWII history
Kohnstein
116 min walk • The Kohnstein is a hill in Thuringia, Germany, 2 kilometres southwest of the village of Niedersachswerfen and 3 kilometres northwest of the centre of the town of Nordhausen.
5.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Grasburg
132 min walk • The Grasburg is a prehistoric refuge castle, in the form of a hillfort with a rampart and ditch system, near Rottleberode in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
2.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Gänseschnabel, Ilfeld
65 min walk • The Gänseschnabel is a natural monument north of Ilfeld in Thuringia, Germany. It is a striking, free-standing rock pillar made of porphyry, which resembles the beak of a goose and from which there is a comprehensive view of the Behre valley looking towards Netzkater.
4.4 miE
Tree
Hunrodeiche, Stolberg
113 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.
2.1 miNE
Dam
Talsperre Neustadt
55 min walk • The Neustadt Dam, also known as the Nordhausen Dam, is the oldest dam in the Free State of Thuringia in Germany. It supplies drinking water to the town of Nordhausen. The dam is a curved gravity dam made of rubble stone, based on the Intze Principle.
3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Ziegenberg
77 min walk • The Ziegenberg is a low ridge between the villages of Benzingerode and Heimburg on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains in central Germany. The ridge is a designated nature reserve.
3.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Sandlünz
78 min walk • The Sandlünz is a hill in the Harz Mountains of Germany. It is 516.2 m above sea level and located near Netzkater in the county of Nordhausen in the state of Thuringia.
2.2 miNW
Tower
Poppenberg Observation Tower
56 min walk • Poppenberg Observation Tower is a steel German lattice observation tower that is used for observation, at the same time, for communication. It is a truss tower located in the summit of Poppenberg. It is one of the oldest steel lattice towers in Germany and was built in the year 1897. It was later on refurbished in 1994.