Hohensteine

Hohensteine is an archaeological site in Wurster Nordseeküste, Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony. Hohensteine is situated nearby to the nature reserve Hohensteinsforst, as well as near the village Krempel.

Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hohensteinsforst and Großsteingrab Midlum 1.

Hohensteinsforst

Nature reserve

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Hohensteinsforst is a nature reserve.

Großsteingrab Midlum 1

Archaeological site

Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Großsteingrab Midlum 1 is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km north of Hohensteine.

Midlum windmill

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Midlum windmill is situated 4 km west of Hohensteine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Krempel and Wanhöden.

Krempel

Village

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Krempel is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Hohensteine.

Wanhöden

Village

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Wanhöden is a village in the municipality of Wurster Nordseeküste in Lower Saxony. The village was first mentioned in 1509, and in 2009, the village hosted a large celebration for its 500th birthday. Wanhöden is situated 3½ km northeast of Hohensteine.

Midlum

Village

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Midlum is a village and a former municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the municipality Wurster Nordseeküste. Midlum is situated 4 km west of Hohensteine.

Hohensteine

Type: Archaeological site
Description: dolmen
Categories: dolmen, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Wurster Nordseeküste, Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

53.72214° or 53° 43′ 20″ north

Longitude

8.67235° or 8° 40′ 21″ east

Open location code

9F5CPMCC+VW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 685962291

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q1623819

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In Other Languages

“Hohensteine” goes by many names.

German: “Großsteingrab Midlum 2”
German: “Hohensteine”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Midlum and Grabhügel.

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