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Kästeklippen
The ''Kästeklippen'', often shortened to ''Käste'', is a rocky tor above the Oker valley in the Upper Harz mountains of central Germany. It lies at a height of . Near the ''Käste'' are other similar granite rock formations such as the ''Hexenküche'' ("Witch's Kitchen"), ''Mausefalle'' ("Mousetrap"), ''Feigenbaumklippe'' and the ''Treppenstein''. Next to the observation platform is a protruding rock which resembles the face of an old man and is called ''Der Alte vom Berge'' ("Old Man of the Mountain"). The rocks consist of granite "wool sacks", typical of the Harz region. The ''Kästeklippen'' (''Klippen'' = crags) are a popular destination in the Harz. From here, there are views to the Sudmerberg hill in the borough of Goslar. Numerous paths lead from the Oker Reservoir, Romkerhall, Oker, Göttingerode and Bad Harzburg up to the ''Käste''. The most important access route is the ''Kästestraße''. It runs from Bad Harzburg up to the ''Schlackenplatz'' on the Morlberg and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romkerhall
Romkerhall (also frequently called ''Romkerhalle'') is a popular tourist destination on the River Oker in the Harz Mountains of Germany. There is a public car park here as well as a hotel and restaurant opposite the Romkerhall Waterfall. Romkerhall lies within the unincorporated area of Harz in the Lower Saxon county of Goslar in the Harz Mountains. The hotel and waterfall form a small tourist attraction which is marketed as the "Kingdom of Romkerhall - the smallest kingdom in the world!" (German: ''"Königreich Romkerhall − das kleinste Königreich der Welt!"'') Location Romkerhalle lies in the Upper Harz within the Harz Nature Park, around 5 kilometres south of the village of Oker in the borough of Goslar and about 1.5 kilometres (both distances as the crow flies) northeast of the Oker Reservoir on the B 498 federal road which runs parallel to the River Oker, here at a height of . About 200 metres to the south is the Romkerhalle Hydropower Station, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
