Zollstock

Zollstock is a locality in Heidelberg, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg. Zollstock is situated nearby to the locality Spaten, as well as near Rampe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heiligenberg and Monastery of St. Michael.

Heiligenberg

Peak

Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.

The Heiligenberg is a large wooded hill overlooking the town of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It rises to around 440 metres NHN. It has been the site of many historic and pre-historic constructions, including a Celtic hilltop fortification, a Roman sacred precinct, several medieval monasteries, modern lookout towers and the Heidelberg Thingstätte, built by the Nazis in the 1930s.

Monastery of St. Michael

Photo: Kuebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Monastery of St. Michael German: Michaelskloster, on the Heiligenberg in Heidelberg, was a branch of the nearby Lorsch Abbey. The ruined complex that can be seen today was built beginning in 1023.

Heidelberg Thingstätte

Theater building

Photo: BishkekRocks, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Heidelberg Thingstätte is an open-air theatre on the Heiligenberg in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was built during the Third Reich for performances and events as part of the Thingspiel movement.