Externsteine

The Externsteine is a distinctive sandstone rock formation located in the , near the town of in the Lippe district of the German state of .
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 262 metres (860 feet)
  • Description: rock formation in Germany

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Externsteine relief and Heilig Kreuz Horn.
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The is a monumental rock relief…
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is a church, which is situated 1¼ km east of Externsteine.
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is a cemetery, which is situated 1¼ km east of Externsteine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horn and Heiligenkirchen.
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is a town.
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is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Externsteine.
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is a village, which is situated 5 km south of Externsteine.

Externsteine

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Latitude
51.86901° or 51° 52′ 8″ north
Longitude
8.91734° or 8° 55′ 2″ east
Open location code
9F3CVW98+JW
Geo­Names ID
2928281
Wiki­data ID
Q319172

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Externsteine” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “صخور اكسترنشتاينه”
  • Aragonese: “Externsteine”
  • Bulgarian: “Екстернщайне”
  • Catalan: “Externsteine”
  • Cebuano: “Externsteine”
  • Chinese: “埃克斯滕岩石”
  • Czech: “Externsteine”
  • Danish: “Externstenene”
  • Dutch: “Externsteine”
  • Esperanto: “Externsteine”
  • Finnish: “Externin kivet”
  • Finnish: “Externsteine”
  • French: “Externsteine”
  • Galician: “Externsteine”
  • German: “Eggesterstein”
  • German: “Extern-Steine”
  • German: “Extersteine”
  • Hebrew: “Externsteine”
  • Hebrew: “אקסטרנשטיינה”
  • Hindi: “एक्स्टेर्सैन”
  • Italian: “Externsteine”
  • Japanese: “エクスターンシュタイネ”
  • Japanese: “エクステルンシュタイネ”
  • Japanese: “エクステルン岩”
  • Japanese: “エクテルンシュタイネ”
  • Low German: “Externsteen”
  • Low German: “Externsteene”
  • Low German: “Externstenen”
  • Low German: “Externsteune”
  • Macedonian: “Ексерски камења”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Externsteine”
  • Polish: “Externsteine”
  • Portuguese: “Externsteine”
  • Romanian: “Externsteine”
  • Russian: “Externsteine”
  • Russian: “Эксерские камни”
  • Russian: “Экстернштайне”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Externsteine”
  • Spanish: “Externsteine”
  • Swedish: “Externsteine”
  • Swiss German: “Externstai”
  • Swiss German: “Externsteine”
  • Turkish: “Externsteine”
  • Ukrainian: “Екстернське каміння”
  • Western Frisian: “Externsteine”

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