Saxony-Anhalt
Harz
Oberharz am Brocken

Büchenberg Pit

The Büchenberg Pit is an old iron ore mine in the Harz Mountains of Germany that is operated today as a show mine. It is located in the village of Büchenberg in the municipality of in the state of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Iron ore mine in Germany
  • Address: Büchenberg 2, Elbingerode (Harz), Oberharz am Brocken, 38875
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stollensystem Büchenberg bei Elbingerode and Hermannschacht.

Nature reserve
Photo: Z thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve.

Historic site
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is a historic site, which is situated 1½ km west of Büchenberg Pit.

Peak
Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The is a 506.1-metre-high hill east of Elbingerode in the Harz Mountains of central . It marks the highest point on the row of limestone crags found there.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elbingerode and Nöschenrode.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an Ortsteil of in the , in the state of . The former town was incorporated into the newly established municipality on 1 January 2010. Its population is 3,101. is situated 2½ km southwest of Büchenberg Pit.

Suburb
Photo: Mispahn, CC BY 2.0.
is a Stadtteil of in , . is situated 4 km north of Büchenberg Pit.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Described by the German heath poet, Hermann Löns, as the "brightly coloured town by the ", is an attractive destination on the Holtemme river, nestling against the northern foothills of said mountain range.

Büchenberg Pit

Latitude
51.79124° or 51° 47′ 28″ north
Longitude
10.81795° or 10° 49′ 5″ east
Open location code
9F3GQRR9+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 202425733
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q1366171
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Büchenberg Pit”. Photo: Markscheider, CC BY-SA 4.0.