Gegensteine
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The Gegensteine are crags near the town of Ballenstedt
on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains in Germany. There are two: the Großer Gegenstein and Kleiner Gegenstein ("Great Gegenstein" and "Little Gegenstein"). They are striking, free-standing rock pinnacles and outliers of the Teufelsmauer
. They lie within a nature reserve.
The Großer Gegenstein (51°44′12"N 11°13′33"E) can be ascended by means of ladders and steps carved out of the rock. A cross was erected on its summit in 1863 by order of the Prince of Anhalt; it was replaced in 1993. From the summit there are extensive views over the Harz Mountains and its northern foreland.
By the Kleiner Gegenstein (51°44′10"N 11°13′11"E) there used to be a site used for training purposes during East German times by the Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik e.g. by a driving school.
Ballenstedt
Ballenstedt is a town in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is situated at the northern rim of the Harz mountain range, about 10 km southeast of Quedlinburg. The municipality includes the villages of Badeborn and Oppenrode...
on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains in Germany. There are two: the Großer Gegenstein and Kleiner Gegenstein ("Great Gegenstein" and "Little Gegenstein"). They are striking, free-standing rock pinnacles and outliers of the Teufelsmauer
Teufelsmauer (Harz)
The Teufelsmauer is a rock formation made of hard sandstones of the Upper Cretaceous in the northern part of the Harz Foreland in central Germany. This wall of rock runs from Blankenburg via Weddersleben and Rieder to Ballenstedt. The most prominent individual rocks of the Teufelsmauer have their...
. They lie within a nature reserve.
The Großer Gegenstein (51°44′12"N 11°13′33"E) can be ascended by means of ladders and steps carved out of the rock. A cross was erected on its summit in 1863 by order of the Prince of Anhalt; it was replaced in 1993. From the summit there are extensive views over the Harz Mountains and its northern foreland.
By the Kleiner Gegenstein (51°44′10"N 11°13′11"E) there used to be a site used for training purposes during East German times by the Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik e.g. by a driving school.