Ziegenberg (Sachsen-Anhalt)
The Ziegenberg is 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 (Germany), 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 meadows. Its highest points are the eponymous Ziegenberg (315.7 metres above NN) and the Struvenberg (291 m) Geology As part of the northern uplift zone of the Harz, the Ziegenberg was formed during the Hercynian orogeny, Hercynian mountain building phase. As it was uplifted, the horizontal strata of the surrounding area, mainly consisting of muschelkalk, were tilted. The northern part of the Ziegenberg is characterized by silt and marl. Flora Within the nature reserve are the northernmost communities of Lotharingian or French Flax (''Linum leonii''). Amongst the other plants that occur here are the Burnet Saxifrage (' ...
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Ziegenberg From Struvenberg
The name Ziegenberg is German for "Goat Hill" and may refer to: * Ziegenberg (Saxony-Anhalt), a low ridge and nature reserve in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany * Ziegenberg (Thuringia), a hill in Thuringia, Germany * Kozí vrch, a hill in the Czech Republic formerly called the ''Ziegenberg'' * Ziegenberg (Ottendorf an der Rittschein), a cadastral municipality in Styria, Austria * Langenhain-Ziegenberg, a place near Bad Nauheim in Hesse, Germany * Ziegenberg Castle, a ruined castle near Ziegenhagen in Werra-Meißner-Kreis in North Hesse {{dab ...
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