Sandhöhlen Im Heers
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The Sandhöhlen are a natural monument in the German state of
Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...
. They are two sand caves known individually as the Große Sandhöhle and Kleine Sandhöhle ("Great Sand Cave" and "Small Sand Cave"). The caves are located in a wooded area called ''im Heers'' below the fortress and crags of Regenstein north of the town of
Blankenburg (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 largely rebuilt since an 1836 fire, and possesse ...
. It is surmised that a Germanic thingstead was held here in protohistoric times. On the ''Große Sandhöhle'' is a checkpoint (no. 81) in the
Harzer Wandernadel The Harzer Wandernadel is a system of hiking awards in the Harz mountains in central Germany. Hikers (or mountain bikers) can earn awards at different levels of challenge by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and stamping their ...
hiking network which was voted by hikers as the most beautiful checkpoint of the year in 2009. {{Harz-geo-stub Blankenburg (Harz) Natural monuments in Saxony-Anhalt