Degenershausen Estate

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The Degenershausen Estate was established in 1872 in accordance with the Prussian County Act of 1872 as an independent municipal estate together with a manor house. In 1928 the municipal estate was disbanded by an act of 27 December 1927. The estate then belonged to the municipality of Wieserode, now a village in the borough of Falkenstein, Harz county in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The owner of the estate during this period were Fideikommissherren Hans-Heinrich Freiherr von Bodenhausen-Degener, Eberhard Freiherr von Bodenhausen-Degener and Hans Wilke Freiherr von Bodenhausen-Degener. The estate is now a landscape park which is also checkpoint no. 202 in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network. ()

Local name: Gutsbezirk Degenershausen Elevation: 1066 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°41'13"N, 11°18'16"E

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Saxony-AnhaltGermany

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Degenershausen Estate – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burg Falkenstein, Konradsburg, Oberhof, Anhalt Castle.

1.7 miW
Museum, Forts and castles, History museum
Burg Falkenstein
43 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...
2.6 miNE
Forts and castles, Monastery
Konradsburg
68 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Germany's Harz Mountains, Konradsburg is a testament to the enduring legacy of medieval monastic architecture. This former monastery, which harkens back to the early 12th century, stands as a serene monument to the spiritual and cultural life of...
3.5 miNW
Forts and castles
Oberhof, Ballenstedt
90 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.
4.9 miW
Forts and castles
Anhalt Castle
126 min walk • Anhalt Castle is a ruined medieval fortification near the town of Harzgerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
2.2 miW
Forts and castles
Ackeburg
56 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.
1.4 miNW
Forts and castles, Hotel
Meisdorf House
36 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.
2.8 miW
Museum, Forts and castles
Old Falkenstein Castle
72 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.
2.7 miNW
View point, Tower
Bismarck Tower, Ballenstedt
70 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.
5.2 miNW
Park
Gegensteine
133 min walk • 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.
4.6 miE
Forts and castles
Burgruine Arnstein
117 min walk • Arnstein Castle is the ruin of a hilltop castle on the edge of the Harz Mountains and is located in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt. The ruin stands on a 210 m above sea level elevation between the towns of Sylda and Harkerode...
5.5 miNW
Forts and castles
Roseburg
141 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.