Ramberg (Harz)

Ramberg
Highest point
Elevation	582 m (1,909 ft)
Coordinates	51°41′09″N11°04′57″E / 51.68583°N 11.0825°E / 51.68583; 11.0825
Geography
Ramberg Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Parent range	Harz Mountains
Geology
Mountain type	Granite

The Ramberg, also called the Ramberg Massif, is a granite massif, about 30 square kilometres in area, in the eastern part of the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It is located in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt and lies southwest of Quedlinburg, between Friedrichsbrunn, Gernrode, Harzgerode and Thale. The Ramberg massif has a number of summits, the highest of which is the Viktorshöhe at 582 m above  sea level (NN) .

Places of interest

In the vicinity of the Viktorshöhe are the two natural monuments, the Kleine Teufelsmühle and Große Teufelsmühle , two granite tors that are shrouded in legend. Also within the Ramberg are the Bremer Teich, the Bear Monument and the castles ruins of Erichsberg.

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  The Große Teufelsmühle tor
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  The Bear Monument

External links

• Further information on the Ramberg at Harzlife
• Geology of the Ramberg at the Clausthal University of Technology