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Rieder

Rieder

Rieder is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Since 1 December 2013, it is part of the town Ballenstedt. Between 1 January 2011 and 19 February 2013, it was part of the town Quedlinburg.

How locals move

Getting around Rieder the local way

  • Go nextA gondola lift runs from Thale up to the Hexentanzplatz, where today, the plateau resembles a small Theme Park aimed at families.
  • Go nextThe walk starts next to Thale gondola station, where the path follows the river, taking you through dense forest and then into open meadows filled with wildflowers, ending in the village of Treseburg near a ruined castle.

From Wikivoyage: Quedlinburg, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Johann Jaritz (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.