Rübeland is a village in the district of

Harz The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German ...

in the German state of

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it th ...

. Since 2004, it has been given the additional description of ''Höhlenort'' ("cave site"). The sub-districts of Rübeland are Susenburg, Kaltes Tal, Kreuztal and

Neuwerk Neuwerk (; (''Archaic English'': New Werk or Newark) is a tidal island in the Wadden Sea on the German North Sea coast, with a population of 32. Neuwerk is located northwest of Cuxhaven, between the Weser and Elbe estuaries. The distance to th ...

. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Oberharz am Brocken and has 959 inhabitants.

Location

Rübeland lies in the

Harz mountains The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German ...

on the river Bode. The Rübeland Railway and B 27 federal road run through it, a link road to the B 81 branching off in the centre of the village. South of the village stretches the Rappbode Reservoir. The bedrock in the region around Rübeland consists of Middle to

Upper Devonian The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, wher ...

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

s of the Elbingerode Complex, that break the surface as crags in the area of the Bode Valley.Béatrice Oesterreich: ''Geologische Wanderung um Rübeland''. In: Friedhart Knolle, Béatrice Oesterreich, Rainer Schulz und Volker Wrede: ''Der Harz - Geologische Exkursionen''. Perthes, Gotha 1997, ISBN 3-623-00659-9, pp. 164 ff.

Places of interest

* ''Schornsteinberg'', a viewing point on a crag with excellent views of the valley and the village. Checkpoint no. 89 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 ...

hiking network.

References

External links

Höhlenort Rübeland

Rübeland Cave Games

Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Oberharz am Brocken Duchy of Brunswick {{Harz-geo-stub