Totenberg

Totenberg is a peak in Braunlage, Goslar, Lower Saxony. Totenberg is situated nearby to the locality Auf der Maahs, as well as near the village Sankt Andreasberg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Samson Pit and Jordanshöhe.

Samson Pit

Public building

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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

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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

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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.