Helmegau

Helmegau is a historic site in Urbach, Nordhausen, Thuringia. Helmegau is situated near the tourism office NaturErlebnisHöhle Heimkehle, as well as near the pond Quellloch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Heimkehle and St. Andreas.

Heimkehle

Cave

Photo: Raik Schröter, Berga, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Heimkehle is one of two great gypsum caves in Germany that are accessible as show caves. It lies on the southern edge of the Harz Mountains between Rottleberode and Uftrungen, east of Nordhausen, right on the state border between Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. Heimkehle is situated 410 metres southwest of Helmegau.

St. Andreas

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Andreas is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Helmegau.

Grasburg

Castle

Photo: Raik Schröter, Berga, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Grasburg is a prehistoric refuge castle, in the form of a hillfort with a rampart and ditch system, near Rottleberode in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Grasburg is situated 2½ km northwest of Helmegau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uftrungen and Rottleberode.

Uftrungen

Village

Uftrungen is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Südharz.

Rottleberode

Village

Photo: Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rottleberode is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Südharz.

Stempeda

Village

Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Stempeda is a former municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2007, it is part of the town Nordhausen. Stempeda is situated 4 km northwest of Helmegau.

Helmegau

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Urbach, Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.49969° or 51° 29′ 59″ north

Longitude

10.95858° or 10° 57′ 31″ east

Open location code

9F3GFXX5+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2491225932

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: NaturErlebnisHöhle Heimkehle and Quellloch.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Pyrotechnik and Heimkehle.

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