Gläsen-Berg

Gläsen-Berg is a hill in Oberharz am Brocken, Saxony-Anhalt and has an elevation of 516 metres. Gläsen-Berg is situated nearby to the town Elbingerode, as well as near the locality Büchenberg.

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Type: Hill with an elevation of 516 metres
Description: hill in Germany
Also known as: “Glasenberg”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Büchenberg Pit and Galgenberg.

Büchenberg Pit

Photo: Markscheider, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Büchenberg Pit is an old iron ore mine in the Harz Mountains of Germany that is operated today as a show mine. It is located in the village of Büchenberg in the municipality of Oberharz am Brocken in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Galgenberg

Peak

Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

The Galgenberg is a 506.1-metre-high hill east of Elbingerode in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It marks the highest point on the row of limestone crags found there.

Baumann’s Cave

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Baumann's Cave, located nearby Hermann's Cave, is a show cave in Rübeland in the district of Harz and is Germany's oldest show cave. The grotto was formed in the Devonian limestone of the Elbingerode Complex at least since the Bode Valley was being shaped. Baumann’s Cave is situated 3 km south of Gläsen-Berg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elbingerode and Neuwerk.

Elbingerode

Town

Photo: B.Thomas95, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Elbingerode is an Ortsteil of Oberharz am Brocken in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The former town was incorporated into the newly established municipality on 1 January 2010. Its population is 3,101. Elbingerode is situated 2½ km southwest of Gläsen-Berg.