Brandberge, Nature reserve in Halle (Saale), Germany.

Brandberge is a protected nature reserve in Halle (Saale) covering about 90 hectares, featuring porphyry hills, flat areas along the Saale River, and ancient kaolin deposits. The site contains different habitats such as dry heaths and wet meadows across varying elevations.

Archaeological finds show Celtic Corded Ware and La Tène cultures and a Germanic Thing site. From 1934 the Nazis built the first official Thingstätte here, designed by Ludwig Moshamer. After World War II the area served as a proving ground for Soviet, NVA and Bundeswehr troops until the end of 2007, and it became a nature reserve on 19 June 1996.

The landscape supports rare plant communities such as dry heaths and wet meadows, giving visitors a sense of natural habitats that exist here. People use the trails today mainly for walking and observing these different ecosystems.

The site is easy to explore on foot with trails for different fitness levels, from casual walks to longer hikes. Comfortable shoes and depending on the season, weatherproof clothing are recommended, as parts of the terrain can be marshy.

The arena was the first official Thingstätte of the Reich, designed by Ludwig Moshamer with a parabolic rather than oval amphitheatre of 5,050 bench seats. Its hall of honour, built of porphyry by the German Labour Front, held six larger-than-life sculptures by Alfred Vocke in rhyolite from Löbejün: a labourer, farmer, researcher, miner, smith and ironworker.