Galgenberg
Galgenberg is a peak in Lower Saxony, Germany and has an elevation of 594 metres. Galgenberg is situated nearby to the locality Auf der Maahs, as well as near the village Sankt Andreasberg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Samson Pit and Jordanshöhe.
Samson Pit
Public building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Samson Pit or Samson Mine is an historic silver mine in Sankt Andreasberg in the Upper Harz region of central Germany. The pit has one of the oldest man engines in the world still working and it can be seen in operation during guided tours.
Jordanshöhe
Peak
The Jordanshöhe is a mountain, roughly 723 m above sea level, in the Harz in central Germany. It lies north of the town of Sankt Andreasberg in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony.
Roter Bär Pit
Museum
Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The Roter Bär Pit in Sankt Andreasberg in the Upper Harz is an iron ore mine that was worked from about 1800 until the 1860s. Today it is operated as a show mine under the name of Roter Bär Pit Educational Mine by the Sankt Andreasberg Society for History and Archaeology.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sankt Andreasberg and Silberhütte.
Sankt Andreasberg
Village
Photo: Kassandro, Public domain.
Sankt Andreasberg is a former independent city in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it has formed part of the town Braunlage.
Silberhütte
Hamlet
Photo: Kassandro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silberhütte was once a village in the formerly free mining town of Sankt Andreasberg in the Harz mountains in Germany, but since its merger on 1 November 2011 it has been part of the borough of Braunlage.
Sieber
Village
Photo: kassandro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sieber is a village in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Göttingen in South Lower Saxony. Sieber lies at a height of 340 m above sea level and has about 600 inhabitants.
Galgenberg
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 594 metres
- Description: mountain next to Sankt Andreasberg, Harz Germany
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.7091° or 51° 42′ 33″ northLongitude
10.5032° or 10° 30′ 11″ eastElevation
594 metres (1,949 feet)Open location code
9F3GPG53+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1283411263OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q16744716
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Ladin—“Galgenberg” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جالجينبيرج”
- German: “Galgenberg”
- Ladin: “Galgenberg”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Auf der Maahs and Wäschegrund.
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Highlights include Grüner Hirsch and Doktorskopf.
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