Ziegenberg

#1939 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

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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. The reserve has an area of 88.4 hectares and has a variety of habitats including mesophytic grassland, bushes, pine woods and wet meadows. Its highest points are the eponymous Ziegenberg and the Struvenberg ()

Local name: Naturschutzgebiet Ziegenberg bei Heimburg Area: 218.44 acres (0.3413 mi²)Coordinates: 51°35'20"N, 10°53'19"E

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Saxony-AnhaltGermany

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

Nearby attractions include: Joseph Cross Tower, Hohnstein Castle, Stolberg Castle, Old Mint.

5 miE
View point, Tower
Joseph Cross Tower, Stolberg
129 min walk • The Joseph Cross is an observation tower in form of a double cross on the 580-metre-high Großer Auerberg near Stolberg, Germany.
2.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Hohnstein Castle
66 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...
3 miE
Forts and castles
Stolberg Castle, Stolberg
76 min walk • Stolberg Castle is a palace in the town of Stolberg in the Harz Mountains of Germany. It dates to the 13th century and stands above the town on a hill with steep drops on three sides. Since 2003 it has been completely restored and renovated by the German Foundation for Monument Conservation.
3.1 miE
Specialty museum, Museum
Old Mint, Stolberg
80 min walk • The Old Mint is a protected timber-framed house in the town of Stolberg in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The building houses the Old Mint Museum. It is located at No. 19, Niedergasse.
2.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Poppenberg
67 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.
4.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Güntersburg
124 min walk • The ruined castle of Güntersburg stands about 2 km southwest of Güntersberge in the Harz mountain range of central Germany.
5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Großer Auerberg
128 min walk • The Große Auerberg is a hill, 580 metres high, in the eastern Harz in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is a so-called double peak with summits that are 580.4 metres high and 580.3 metres high, which are about 470 metres apart.
4.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Gänseschnabel, Ilfeld
106 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.
2.4 miSE
Tree
Hunrodeiche, Stolberg
61 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.
0.9 miSW
Dam
Talsperre Neustadt
24 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.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Sandlünz
102 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.