Saxony-Anhalt
Harz
Ilsenburg (Harz)

Froschfelsen

The Froschfelsen, also called the Froschsteinklippe, is a natural monument near Ilsenburg in the northern in central Germany. It is a formation of granite rocks that take the shape of a frog, hence the name.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Rock
  • Description: natural monument in Germany
  • Also known as: “Froschsteinklippe”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meineberg and Princess Ilse.

Peak
Photo: GPSLeo, CC0.
is a peak.

Spring
Photo: Oboehlk, Public domain.
is the name of a popular tourist destination in the Ilse valley near the town of Ilsenburg in the Harz Mountains of central . The spot was named after the River , which rises on the highest mountain in the Harz, the legendary , and flows through the romantic Ilse valley to Ilsenburg. is situated 800 metres east of Froschfelsen.

Peak
Photo: C.Löser, CC BY 3.0 de.
The is a prominent granite rock formation near the town of in the mountains of central . Offering a scenic view over the Ilse valley to the massif, the highest mountain of the range, it is today a popular tourist destination.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ilsenburg Factory and Ilsenburg.

Locality
Photo: Olaf2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a protected in in in . The building complex is from around 1840 and was the seat of the upper Administration of the princely smelting works.

Town
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the , in in . It is situated under the north foot of the Mountains, at the entrance to the Ilse valley with its little river, the , a tributary of the , about six 6 miles north-west of the town of . is situated 2½ km northeast of Froschfelsen.

Village
Photo: Olaf2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also Öhrenfeld, is a part of in , . is situated 4½ km east of Froschfelsen.

Froschfelsen

Latitude
51.85243° or 51° 51′ 9″ north
Longitude
10.65487° or 10° 39′ 18″ east
Open location code
9F3GVM23+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 702915221
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bare_rock
Wiki­data ID
Q1338091
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Froschfelsen” goes by many names.

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