Struvenberg, Mountain summit in Wernigerode, Germany
Struvenberg is a 305.7 m high elevation in the northern Harz foreland, rising between Benzingerode to the west and Heimburg to the east-southeast. It lies within the 88.4-hectare Ziegenberg bei Heimburg nature reserve. On its western part stood Struvenburg castle, of which only earth ramparts remain.
On the western part of the Struvenberg stood the Struvenburg, a medieval castle of which only a few earthen ramparts remain today. The sources record no Stone Age settlement or Bernburg culture traces on the hill.
The name Struvenberg recalls the Struvenburg, a medieval castle that stood on the western part of the hill; only earthen ramparts remain today. The hill lies in the 88.4-hectare Ziegenberg bei Heimburg nature reserve, and a hiking trail runs along the crests of Struvenberg and neighbouring Ziegenberg between Benzingerode and Heimburg.
A hiking trail runs along the crests of the Struvenberg and the neighbouring Ziegenberg between Benzingerode and Heimburg. The summit lies in the 88.4-hectare Ziegenberg bei Heimburg nature reserve, so stay on the paths. The Struvenberg was stamp point no. 83 of the Harzer Wandernadel; its stamp box stood by the nature reserve information board at the transition to the Ziegenberg.
The Struvenberg was listed as checkpoint no. 83 in the Harzer Wandernadel stamp system; the stamp box stood at the transition to the neighbouring Ziegenberg, beside the information board for the Ziegenberg bei Heimburg nature reserve. The reserve around the hill covers 88.4 hectares.
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