Galgenberg (Westerwald)
Galgenberg is a German name corresponding to the English "Gallows Hill". Galgenberg may refer to: * Galgenberg (Elbingerode), a hill near Elbingerode in the Harz Mountains of central Germany * Galgenberg (Heilbronn), a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Galgenberg (Lütte), a hill in Bad Belzig, Brandenburg, Germany * Galgenberg (Schwarzenberg), a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany * Galgenberg Formation, a fossiliferous geologic formation in Germany * Ouvrage Galgenberg, a portion of the Fortified Sector of Thionville of the Maginot Line See also * Gallows Hill (other) * Venus of Galgenberg __NOTOC__ The Venus of Galgenberg is a Venus figurine of the Aurignacian era, dated to about 30,000 years ago. The sculpture, also known in German as the Fanny von Galgenberg, was discovered in 1988 close to Stratzing, Austria, not far from the ...

Galgenberg (Elbingerode)
The Galgenberg is a 506.1-metre-high hill east of Elbingerode (Harz) in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It marks the highest point on the row of limestone crags found there. The old Trock Way (''Trockweg''), which ran from Quedlinburg to the imperial stronghold of Bodfeld, probably ran past the Galgenberg immediately to the north. East of the hill lies the abandoned village of Erdfelde that was closely linked to Bodfeld. History As the name of the hill suggests, this spot is the old execution site of the town of Elbingerode, on which the gallows stood where many thieves were hanged. Walking The Galgenberg is No. 38 in the network of hiking checkpoints in the Harzer Wandernadel The Harzer Wandernadel is a system of hiking awards in the Harz mountains in central Germany. The hiker (or mountain biker) can earn awards at different levels of challenge by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and stamping his or ....Harzer WandernadelStempelstelle 38 – ...
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Galgenberg (Lütte)
Galgenberg (Lütte) is a hill in Bad Belzig, Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ..., Germany. Hills of Brandenburg {{Brandenburg-geo-stub ...
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Galgenberg Formation
The Galgenberg Formation is a Formation (geology), geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian Period (geology), period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany References

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Ouvrage Galgenberg
Ouvrage Galgenberg forms a portion of the Fortified Sector of Thionville of the Maginot Line. It is situated in the Cattenom Forest, near the ''gros ouvrage'' Kobenbusch and ''petit ouvrage'' Oberheid. The ''ouvrage'' was tasked with controlling the Moselle Valley and as such was called the "Guardian of the Moselle." Galgenberg did not see significant action in 1940 or 1944. After a period of reserve duty in the 1950s and 1960s, it was deactivated. It is now a museum. Design and construction The Galgenberg site was surveyed by the Commission d'Organisation des Régions Fortifiées (CORF), the Maginot Line's design and construction agency, in 1930. Work began the next year,Mary, Tome 3, p. 95 and the position became operational in 1935,Kaufmann 2006, p. 25 at a cost of 48 million francs. The contractor was Verdun-Fortifications.Mary, Tome 1, p. 52 The site occupies the heights of the Galgenberg. ''Ouvrage'' Sentzich is close by the side of the Galgenberg ''massif'', ...
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Gallows Hill (other)
Gallows Hill may refer to: Place names ;British Isles * Gallows Hill SSSI, Wiltshire, England, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire * Gallows Hill, Lower Brailes, Warwickshire, England, on the B4035 *Gallows Hill, Cratloe, County Clare, named for execution of rebels by Cromwellian forces here ''circa'' 1650 * Gallows Hill, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, place where Pendle witches were hanged *Gallows Hill, Otley, site of the gallows, now a nature reserve * Gallows Hill, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, place where 300 were hanged, 1570 * Gallow Hill Tain, Ross-shire, The last hanging took place in 1762 when, Katherine Ross, a young mother, was hanged for the murder of her child. In more recent times it was surmounted by a flagstaff but that has now disappeared. Today it is still occasionally used for rolling Easter Eggs and, when weather conditions permit, for sledging. ;United States * Gallows Hill, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania * Gallows ...
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