Rockenstein

Rockenstein is in Ilsenburg (Harz), Saxony-Anhalt. Rockenstein is situated nearby to the peak Mittelberg, as well as near Zwißelkopf.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meineberg and Bäumlersklippe.

Meineberg

Peak

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Meineberg is a peak.

The Bäumlersklippe is a crag and one of the so-called Harzklippen in the Harz National Park southwest of Ilsenburg. The crag was restored as a travel destination in 2019. Bäumlersklippe is situated 2 km east of Rockenstein.

Princess Ilse

Spring

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Princess Ilse is the name of a popular tourist destination in the Ilse valley near the town of Ilsenburg in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. The spot was named after the River Ilse, which rises on the highest mountain in the Harz, the legendary Brocken, and flows through the romantic Ilse valley to Ilsenburg. Princess Ilse is situated 2 km southeast of Rockenstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ilsenburg Factory and Ilsenburg.

Ilsenburg Factory

Locality

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The Ilsenburg Factory is a protected historical monument in Ilsenburg in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. The building complex is from around 1840 and was the seat of the upper Administration of the princely smelting works. Ilsenburg Factory is situated 2½ km east of Rockenstein.

Ilsenburg

Town

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Ilsenburg is a town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. It is situated under the north foot of the Harz Mountains, at the entrance to the Ilse valley with its little river, the Ilse, a tributary of the Oker, about six 6 miles north-west of the town of Wernigerode. Ilsenburg is situated 3 km east of Rockenstein.