Stecklenberg

Worth seeing in and around Stecklenberg

8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   St. Cyriakus

   Saint Cyriakus is a medieval church in Gernrode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

   3.8 km · church building in Gernrode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Teufelsmauer

   The Teufelsmauer is a famous natural rock formation located in the Harz mountains of central Germany. It stretches across the state of Saxony-Anhalt and is known for its striking, jagged sandstone cliffs and unique geological structure.

   2.7 km · extending about 12 miles on Harz mountain range · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ölbergshöhe

   The Ölbergshöhe in the Harz Mountains of central Germany is a mountain spur, 320.6 metres above sea level, of the Ramberg ridge near Bad Suderode in the Saxony-Anhalt county of Harz.

   2.8 km · mountain in the Harz, Germany · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Homburg Watchtower

   The Homburg Watchtower is an observation tower on the site of a Germanic refuge castle near the Hexentanzplatz above the town of Thale in the Harz Mountains of central Germany.

   3.6 km · observation tower near Thale in Harz · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Stecklenburg

   The Stecklenburg is a ruined medieval castle in the East Harz in Germany, located on a small rise only a few hundred metres away from the village of Stecklenberg in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt. The castle was built in the 11th century by the Stackelbergs on the remains of an older one.

   400 m · Ruined medieval castle · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Walpurgis Hall

   The Walpurgis Hall is a hall on the Witches' Dance Floor near Thale in the Harz mountains, Germany, built in the Old Germanic style by Hermann Hendrich and Bernhard Sehring. The hall was opened in 1901 and is a museum today.

   3.9 km · hall on the Witches' Dance Floor plateau in the Harz mountains, Germany · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Lauenburg Castle

   The Lauenburg is a ruined medieval castle in the East Harz in central Germany situated on an elevation southwest of the village of Stecklenberg in Harz district in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in the former German Democratic Republic. The castle was built in the High Middle Ages.

   700 m · castle · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Gernrode Abbey

   Gernrode Abbey was a house of secular canonesses in Gernrode in what is now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Gernrode was founded in 959 and was disestablished in the seventeenth century.

   3.8 km · Monastery in Germany · Wikipedia

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Getting to Stecklenberg

Airports

Erfurt-Weimar (ERF), 84 km · Leipzig/Halle (LEJ), 87 km · Kassel (KSF), 122 km

Stations

Thale Central Station, 3.9 km

• Erfurt → Stecklenberg

  84 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · €13–18
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• Schkeuditz → Stecklenberg

  87 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · €12–17
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• Calden → Stecklenberg

  122 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · €19–27
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