Scharzfeld is a village in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in the district of

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. Scharzfeld lies at a height of about 220 m above

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and has 1,765 inhabitants (as at 1 October 2006). The first recorded mention of Scharzfeld is in a deed that relates to the year 952 and was probably forged in the 13th century. This stated that Otto the Great confirmed ''Schartfelde'' and other villages as belonging to the monastery at

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Culture and places of interest

* on the Steinberg * Nature reserve (dry grassland) with views over Scharzfeld near the Steinkirche *

Unicorn Cave The Unicorn Cave (german: Einhornhöhle) is the largest show cave in the West Harz, about kilometres northwest of Scharzfeld in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in central Germany.

Scharzfels Castle Scharzfels Castle (german: Burgruine Scharzfels) is the medieval ruin of a fortification located east of the village of Scharzfeld in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in central Germany. It lies in a wood on a ridge about 150 m above the Oder vall ...

ruins *

Großer Knollen The Großer Knollen (also the Groß Knollen; colloquially referred to as the Knollen, historically the ''Grosze Knolle'') is a mountain in the southwestern part of the Harz in Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography The Großer Knollen is located nor ...

and its pub

References

External links

Scharzfeld on the website for the town of Herzberg
{{Authority control Göttingen (district) Herzberg am Harz