Heimkehle

Heimkehle is in Urbach, Nordhausen, Thuringia. Heimkehle is situated near the peak Reesberg, as well as near Entensee.

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 150 metres northeast of Heimkehle.

St. Andreas

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Andreas is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Heimkehle.

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 3 km northwest of Heimkehle.

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. Rottleberode is situated 2½ km north of Heimkehle.

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 Heimkehle.

Heimkehle

Type: Tourist attraction
Category: tourism
Location: Urbach, Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.49621° or 51° 29′ 46″ north

Longitude

10.95286° or 10° 57′ 10″ east

Wheelchair access

limited

Open location code

9F3GFXW3+F4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 273706183

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: NaturErlebnisHöhle Heimkehle and Reesberg.

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