South Harz Karst Landscape Biosphere Reserve, Biosphere reserve in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
The reserve spans 30,034 hectares across Mansfeld-Südharz, featuring limestone formations, caves, sinkholes, and springs throughout the natural landscape.
The area formed over 250 million years when a tropical sea covered the region, depositing Zechstein salt and creating the current gypsum formations.
Local communities maintain traditional practices through sheep and goat grazing in orchards at Bösenrode and Wallhausen to manage vegetation growth.
Visitors can explore the Karst Trail in the eastern section of the reserve with guidance from certified nature guides who provide educational information.
The reserve contains six nature protection zones including Alter Stolberg and Heimkehle Gypsum Karst Landscape, hosting black storks and wild cats.
Location: Allstedt
Location: Wallhausen
Location: Berga
Location: Südharz
Location: Sangerhausen
Location: Harztor
Inception: 2009
GPS coordinates: 51.50000,11.16667
Latest update: March 3, 2025 04:07
Burg Questenberg
3.3 km
Schloss Wallhausen
5.4 km
Gipskarstlandschaft Questenberg
3 km
Burg Alt-Morungen
4.9 km
Questenbaum
3.5 km
Burg Neu-Morungen
4.9 km
Questenberger Roland
3.4 km
St.-Marien-und-Anna-Kirche
5.3 km
Eisenhüttenmühle
5.4 km
St. Mariä Geburt
3.4 km
St. Michael
2.6 km
St. Bartholomäus
143 m
St. Martin
2.4 km
St. Nicolai
4.9 km
Gasthof Zum Goldenen Löwen
5.5 km
Drebsdorf church
2.1 km
Halle-Kasseler-Straße 213
5.4 km
Herrenhaus Bennungen
5.4 km
Hospital zur Heiligen Dreifaltigkeit
5.5 km
Halle-Kasseler-Straße 188
5.5 km
Birkenhof
5.7 km
Breite Straße 23
5.7 km
Neuendorf 61
5.6 km
Harz und Vorländer
5.5 km
St. Andreas (Hohlstedt)
4.6 km
St. Trinitatis (Wickerode)
3.5 km
St. Juliana (Rotha)
4.9 km
Buntsandstein- und Gipskarstlandschaft bei Questenberg im Südharz
2 kmReviews
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