Ilsenburg (Harz)

Ilsenburg is a town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. It is situated under the north foot of the Harz Mountains, at the entrance to the Ilse valley with its little river, the Ilse, a tributary of the Oker, about six 6 miles north-west of the town of Wernigerode.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ilsenburg House and Princess Ilse.

Ilsenburg House

Castle

Photo: Grahmannc., CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Ilsenburg House stands in the town of Ilsenburg in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and was given its present appearance in the 2nd half of the 19th century.

Princess Ilse

Spring

Photo: Oboehlk, Public domain.

Princess Ilse is the name of a popular tourist destination in the Ilse valley near the town of Ilsenburg in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. The spot was named after the River Ilse, which rises on the highest mountain in the Harz, the legendary Brocken, and flows through the romantic Ilse valley to Ilsenburg.

Butterberg

Peak

The Butterberg is a hill, about 280 m above sea level high, in the county of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Drübeck and Oehrenfeld.

Drübeck

Village

Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

Drübeck is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the town Ilsenburg.

Oehrenfeld

Village

Photo: Olaf2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oehrenfeld, also Öhrenfeld, is a part of Ilsenburg in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Oehrenfeld is situated 3½ km southeast of Ilsenburg (Harz).

Ilsenburg (Harz)

Type: Locality with 9,410 residents
Also known as: “15085190” and “Stadt Ilsenburg (Harz)”
Location: Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.8667° or 51° 52′ 0″ north

Longitude

10.6833° or 10° 40′ 60″ east

Population

9,410

Elevation

243 metres (797 feet)

Open location code

9F3GVM8M+M8

GeoNames ID

6551247

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