Greifensteine
The Greifensteine is a rock tower in the Ore Mountains, Germany, between the towns of Geyer, Ehrenfriedersdorf and Jahnsbach. The highest of the seven granite rocks reaches 731 m. Another six rock towers were demolished by quarrying, which ended in 1923.Photo: LC-de, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 731 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Greifenstein”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Station 129 Greifenstein and Naturtheater Greifensteine.
Station 129 Greifenstein
Historic site
Photo: Verm-ren, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Station 129 Greifenstein is a historic site.
Naturtheater Greifensteine
Theater building
Photo: Zanehk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Naturtheater Greifensteine is a theater building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thum and Auerbach.
Thum
Town
Thum is a small town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony, Germany. It has a population of about 5,000. Thum is situated 3 km northeast of Greifensteine.
Auerbach
Village
Photo: Leppus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Auerbach is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. Auerbach has an area of 8.26 km² and a population of 2,897. Auerbach is situated 4 km north of Greifensteine.
Hormersdorf
Village
Photo: Leppus, Public domain.
Hormersdorf is a former municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2013, it is part of the town Zwönitz. Hormersdorf is situated 4 km northwest of Greifensteine.
Greifensteine
- Categories: mountain, natural monument in Germany, and landform
- Location: Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Greifensteine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Greifenstein”
- Dutch: “Greifenstein”
- Dutch: “Greifensteine”
- French: “Greifensteine”
- German: “Greifensteine”
- German: “Greifensteingebiet”
- Ladin: “Greifensteine”
- Polish: “Greifensteine”
- Swedish: “Greifensteine”
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