Heimburg is a village and a former municipality in the
district of Harz, in
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 the ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town
Blankenburg am Harz
Blankenburg (Harz) is a town and health resort in the Harz (district), district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, at the north foot of the Harz Mountains, southwest of Halberstadt.
It has been in large part rebuilt since a fire in 1836, and po ...
.
On a hilltop above the village are the ruins of the old
Heimburg Castle
Heimburg Castle (german: Burg Heimburg), also called the ''Altenburg'' or ''Alteburg'', is a ruined castle on an oval hilltop about 330 metres above sea level (NN) which is located just north of the Harz Mountains in central Germany. The ruins of ...
which, today, is a good viewing point. Heimburg also lies at the foot of the
Ziegenberge
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. The reserve has an area of 88.4 hectares and has a variety of ...
, a chain of small hills that have been designated as a nature reserve and run as far as
Benzingerode
Benzingerode has been a village incorporated into the borough of Wernigerode since 1 April 1993. in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Location
Benzingerode lies in the North Harz about 7 kilometres east of Wernigerode, ...
. There are good views from the crest over the
Harz Foreland
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 ...
.
Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt
Blankenburg (Harz)
Villages in the Harz
Duchy of Brunswick
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