Kohnstein

#1083 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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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. Gypsum mining created tunnels in the hill that were later used as a fuel/chemical depot and for Nazi Germany factories, including the Mittelwerk V-2 rocket factory that used Mittelbau-Dora slave labour. ()

Alternative names: Prominence: 984 ftCoordinates: 51°32'25"N, 10°44'6"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Hohnstein Castle, KZ Gedenkstätte Mittelbau Dora, Poppenberg, ZisterzienserMuseum Kloster Walkenried.

4.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Hohnstein Castle
124 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...
0.8 miSE
51°32'7"N • 10°45'9"E
KZ Gedenkstätte Mittelbau Dora, Nordhausen
21 min walk • Museum
5.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Poppenberg
132 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.
5.8 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Church
ZisterzienserMuseum Kloster Walkenried, Walkenried
149 min walk • Walkenried Abbey was a Cistercian abbey located in the village of Walkenried in Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1127 on the southern rim of the Harz mountain range, the remnants of the monastic complex since 2010 are part of the Upper Harz Water Regale World Heritage Site.
4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Gänseschnabel, Ilfeld
102 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.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Sandlünz
122 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.
4.2 miNE
Tower
Poppenberg Observation Tower
108 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.
3.3 miSE
Church
Altendorfer Kirche, Nordhausen
84 min walk • The Protestant, so-called Altendorf Church of St. Mary in the Valley stands in the district town of Nordhausen in the Nordhausen district of Thuringia.
3.4 miSE
Church
Dom "Zum Heiligen Kreuz", Nordhausen
88 min walk • Nordhausen Cathedral is located in the district town of Nordhausen in the north of the German state of Thuringia. Besides the Erfurt Cathedral, it is the only church in the Erfurt diocese that officially bears the designation of cathedral.
4.5 miE
Wayside shrine
Roland
116 min walk • 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.
3.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Ilburg, Ilfeld
89 min walk • The Ilburg today are the remains of a hilltop castle at 300 m above sea level on a mountain near Ilfeld in the northern part of the municipality of Harztor in the Nordhausen district.