Sandforth

Sandforth is a hamlet in Steinhagen, Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia. Sandforth is situated nearby to the locality Wollbrink, as well as near Ochsenbrink.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glacial erratic and Muschelkalk.

Glacial erratic

Stone

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

A glacial erratic is a glacially deposited rock differing from the type of rock native to the area in which it rests. Erratics, which take their name from the Latin word errare, are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundreds of kilometres. Glacial erratic is situated 3½ km northeast of Sandforth.

Muschelkalk

Stone

Photo: GerritR, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Muschelkalk is a sequence of sedimentary rock strata in the geology of central and western Europe. It has a Middle Triassic age and forms the middle part of the three-part Germanic Trias lying above the older Buntsandstein and below the younger Keuper. Muschelkalk is situated 4 km northeast of Sandforth.

Rittergut Patthorst

Manor estate

Photo: Raoul & Carlos, CC BY 3.0.

Rittergut Patthorst is a manor estate, which is situated 3 km east of Sandforth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halle and Niehorst.

Halle

Town

Photo: Drahreg01, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Halle, officially Halle or Halle Westfalen to distinguish it from the larger Halle, is a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, 15 km west of Bielefeld. It belongs to the district of Gütersloh in the region of Detmold. Halle is situated 5 km north of Sandforth.