Großer Auerberg
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The Große Auerberg is a hill, 580 metres (1,902.9 ft) high, in the eastern Harz
in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt
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The hill has twin peaks that are 580.4 m and 580.3 m high, which are about 500 metres apart. On the slightly lower peak, the so-called Josephshöhe ("Joseph's Height"), the 38 metre high Josephskreuz ("Joseph's Cross") was built in 1896. This is a steel lattice observation tower in the shape of a double cross. It is also checkpoint no. 215 in the Harzer Wandernadel
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The Große Auerberg lies between Stolberg
and Straßberg south of the so-called Harzschützenstraße between Breitenstein on the one hand and Schwenda
and Hayn on the other. The summit may be reached on a footpath which takes about 15 minutes from the car park near the settlement of Auerberg.
Harz
The Harz is the highest mountain range in northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart , latinized as Hercynia. The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz...
in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
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The hill has twin peaks that are 580.4 m and 580.3 m high, which are about 500 metres apart. On the slightly lower peak, the so-called Josephshöhe ("Joseph's Height"), the 38 metre high Josephskreuz ("Joseph's Cross") was built in 1896. This is a steel lattice observation tower in the shape of a double cross. It is also checkpoint no. 215 in the Harzer Wandernadel
Harzer Wandernadel
The Harzer Wandernadel is a network of checkpoints for walkers in the Harz mountains in North Germany. It includes a system whereby the hiker can earn badges at different levels by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and recording them...
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The Große Auerberg lies between Stolberg
Stolberg (Harz)
' is a town and a former municipality in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, in the German State of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated in the southern part of the Harz mountains, approx. west of Sangerhausen, and northeast of Nordhausen...
and Straßberg south of the so-called Harzschützenstraße between Breitenstein on the one hand and Schwenda
Schwenda
Schwenda is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Südharz....
and Hayn on the other. The summit may be reached on a footpath which takes about 15 minutes from the car park near the settlement of Auerberg.