<< Other Photo Pages >> Hübichstein - Rock Outcrop in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen
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Natural PlacesSite Name: HübichsteinCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 7.034 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Bad Grund
Latitude: 51.820125N Longitude: 10.235208E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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In 1897 it was crowned with an eagle with a three-meter wingspan, which was dedicated as a monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I.
According to local legends, the caves within the rock were inhabitated by the dwarf king Hübich. The Walpurgis Night is still celebrated today at the foot of the rock.
Reference:
[01] Lommatzsch, H.: Iberger Tropfsteinhöhle, Iberg-Winterberg, Hübichenstein : Streifzüge durch vielbesuchte Sehenswürdigkeiten bei Bad Grund (Oberharz). Schriftenreihe Der Harz und Südniedersachsen ; H. 13 : Ser. Harz (1972).
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