Priorteich/ Sachsenstein, Protected area in Bad Sachsa, Germany.
The Priorteich/Sachsenstein conservation area extends across 315 hectares between Bad Sachsa and Walkenried, featuring ponds, beech forests, and grassland areas.
Cistercian monks established approximately 365 ponds in the Walkenried area during the Middle Ages, with about 50 water bodies remaining today.
The northern edge of Sachsenstein contains an ancient oak tree, known as Sachseneiche, which experts estimate to be more than 850 years old.
Visitors can access the area through multiple hiking trails, including the Karstwanderweg, with a parking lot located 500 meters from the forest swimming pool.
The geological formation includes special cavities called Zwergenlöcher, created by the natural reaction between local rock material and water.
Location: Bad Sachsa
Location: Walkenried
Inception: 1950
GPS coordinates: 51.58720,10.59250
Latest update: March 5, 2025 23:18
Walkenried Abbey
1.9 km
Grenzlandmuseum Bad Sachsa
3.4 km
Herrenhaus Walkenried
1.9 km
Jagdschloss Walkenried
1.9 km
Burg Sachsenstein
777 m
Harzfalkenhof
4.6 km
Blücherstraße 4
3.6 km
St. Nikolai-Kirche (Bad Sachsa)
2.8 km
Gipskarstlandschaft Bad Sachsa und Walkenried
2 km
St.-Johannis-Kirche Ellrich
5 km
Römerstein
4.8 km
Burgruine Klettenberg
3.4 km
Gipskarstgebiet bei Bad Sachsa
162 m
St. Josef
3.1 km
Itelteich
3.6 km
Frauenbergkirche, Ellrich
5 km
Heilig Kreuz
1.5 km
Staufenberg
5 km
Jewish cemetery Ellrich
4.6 km
St. Nicolai
3.4 km
St. Andreas
3.9 km
Branderode church
2.4 km
St. Petrus (Mackenrode)
5 km
Juliushütte
4.8 km
St. Marien (Obersachswerfen)
4.4 km
Klosterkirche
1.9 km
St. Antonius
1.7 km
Gipskarstgebiet bei Bad Sachsa
1.8 kmReviews
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