Gegensteine

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The Gegensteine are crags near the town of Ballenstedt on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains in Germany. There are two: the Großer Gegenstein and Kleiner Gegenstein. They are striking, free-standing rock pinnacles and outliers of the Teufelsmauer. They lie within the Gegensteine–Schierberg nature reserve. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 679 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°44'1"N, 11°12'33"E

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Saxony-AnhaltGermany

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

Nearby attractions include: Burg Falkenstein, Saint Cyriakus, Oberhof, Anhalt Castle.

4.3 miSE
Museum, Forts and castles, History museum
Burg Falkenstein
111 min walk • Perched atop a craggy hill in the Harz region of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Burg Falkenstein stands as a testament to medieval architecture and the enduring allure of historical fortifications. This formidable castle, dating back to the 12th century, is not only a...
3.2 miW
Church
Saint Cyriakus
82 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Germany, Saint Cyriakus is a testament to the enduring legacy of ecclesiastical architecture and the deep-rooted Christian heritage of the region. This historic church, a cornerstone of the local community, has stood for centuries as a beacon of...
1.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Oberhof, Ballenstedt
43 min walk • The Oberhof Ballenstedt is a stately home next to the town hall in Ballenstedt in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Today it is a schloss, but originally the Oberhof was a fortified town castle, that had been enfeoffed to the family of its builders, the lords of Stammern since its construction in the 16th century.
4.5 miS
Forts and castles
Anhalt Castle
115 min walk • Anhalt Castle is a ruined medieval fortification near the town of Harzgerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
3.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Ackeburg
97 min walk • The Ackeburg, also called the Ackenburg, in the Harz Mountains of central Germany, is the site of a high medieval hill castle, 333.2 m above sea level, in the borough of Falkenstein/Harz in Harz district in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
3.9 miSE
Forts and castles, Hotel
Meisdorf House
100 min walk • Meisdorf House is a schloss in the village of Meisdorf in the borough of Falkenstein in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, that is now used as a hotel. It was built in 1708 with a 12-hectare castle park.
3.9 miS
Museum, Forts and castles
Old Falkenstein Castle
100 min walk • Old Falkenstein Castle in the Harz Mountains of Germany is the castle site or burgstall of a high medieval hill castle. It lies on the territory of Falkenstein/Harz in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in the district of Harz.
2.5 miSE
View point, Tower
Bismarck Tower, Ballenstedt
64 min walk • The Bismarck Tower on the 268-metre high Stahlsberg above Opperode in Germany is a monument to the former German chancellor, Bismarck. The tower can be used as an observation tower. It was built in 1914/15.
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Ölbergshöhe
99 min walk • The Ölbergshöhe in the Harz Mountains of central Germany is a mountain spur, 320.6 m, of the Ramberg ridge near Bad Suderode in the Saxony-Anhalt county of Harz.
0.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Roseburg
20 min walk • The Roseburg is a new castle building completed in 1908 by Bernhard Sehring on the state road 242 between Ballenstedt and Rieder in the eastern Harz Mountains, Harz County, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
2.6 miN
Forts and castles
Seweckenwarte
66 min walk • The Seweckenwarte, also Sewekenwarte, is a field observatory east-southeast of the city of Quedlinburg in Saxony-Anhalt. The structure is local monument register as a monument and also registered as a ground monument.