Ziegenberg (Saxony-Anhalt)
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The Ziegenberg ist a low ridge between the villages of Benzingerode
and Heimburg
on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains in central Germany. The ridge is a designated nature reserve. The reserve has an area of 88.4 hectares and has a variety of habitats including mesophytic grassland
(Halbtrockenrasen), bushes, pine woods and wet meadow
s. Its highest points are the eponymous Ziegenberg (315.7 metres above NN) and the Struvenberg (291 m)
Benzingerode
Benzingerode has been a village incorporated into the borough of Wernigerode since 1 April 1993. in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.- Location :...
and Heimburg
Heimburg
Heimburg is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Blankenburg am Harz....
on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains in central Germany. The ridge is a designated nature reserve. The reserve has an area of 88.4 hectares and has a variety of habitats including mesophytic grassland
Grassland
Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses and other herbaceous plants . However, sedge and rush families can also be found. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica...
(Halbtrockenrasen), bushes, pine woods and wet meadow
Wet meadow
A wet meadow is a semi-wetland meadow which is saturated with water throughout much of the year. Wet meadows may occur because of poor drainage or the receipt of large amounts of water from rain or melted snow. They may also occur in riparian zones....
s. Its highest points are the eponymous Ziegenberg (315.7 metres above NN) and the Struvenberg (291 m)