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Westerhausen Destination Guide

Explore Westerhausen in Germany

Westerhausen in the region of Saxony-Anhalt with its 2,169 inhabitants is a town in Germany - some 111 mi or ( 179 km ) South-West of Berlin , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Westerhausen

Current time in Westerhausen is now 04:38 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Berlin " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Warnstedt, Rieder, Quedlinburg, and Munchenhof. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Copenhagen . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Westerhausen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Hiking Harz

3:31 min by Doug Keith
Views: 2934 Rating: 3.67

hiking in the harz mountains ..

Walpurgisnacht 2012 auf dem Hexentanzplatz Thale (Harz)

14:29 min by bodetalTV
Views: 1976 Rating: 5.00

Am 30. April 2012 war es wieder soweit: Die Nacht der Nächte lockte wieder Tausende Gruselfans auf den Hexentanzplatz Thale. ..


7. Bikertreffen Langenstein 2011

10:09 min by VideoFrankMD
Views: 1010 Rating: 5.00

Die Biker kehren von der gemeinsamen Ausfahrt zurück. ..

Seilbahnfahrt Erlebnispark Thale

0:16 min by Tseter009
Views: 252 Rating: 0.00

Seilbahnfahrt Thale ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Langenstein-Zwieberge

The Langenstein-Zwieberge was a concentration camp, an under-camp of the Buchenwald concentration camp. More than 7000 prisoners from 23 countries were imprisoned there between April 1944 and April 1945.

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Located at 51.84 11.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Buchenwald concentration camp

Hamburger Wappen

The Hamburger Wappen is a highly unusual rock feature on the Teufelsmauer ("Devil's Wall") rock formation not far from Timmenrode in the Harz Mountains in central Germany. The appearance of this sandstone formation, with its three steep, soaring pinnacles of rock, recalls the coat of arms of the Hanseatic city of Hamburg with its three towers. Next to it is a rock cave known as the Kuhstall ("Cow shed"). Not far from the Hamburger Wappen is control point no.

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Located at 51.78 11.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Harzer Wandernadel, Rock formations in Saxony-Anhalt, Rock formations in the Harz

Teufelsmauer (Harz)

The Teufelsmauer (Devil's Wall) 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 (Harz) via Weddersleben and Rieder to Ballenstedt. The most prominent individual rocks of the Teufelsmauer have their own names. The Teufelsmauer near Weddersleben is also called the Adlersklippen ("Eagle Crags").

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Located at 51.76 11.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ballenstedt, Blankenburg (Harz), Nature reserves in Saxony-Anhalt, Rock formations in Saxony-Anhalt, Rock formations in the Harz, Thale

Quedlinburg Abbey

Quedlinburg Abbey (German: Stift Quedlinburg or Reichsstift Quedlinburg) was a house of secular canonesses (Frauenstift) in Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was founded in 936 on the initiative of Saint Mathilda, the widow of Henry the Fowler, as his memorial. For many centuries it enjoyed great prestige and influence.

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Located at 51.79 11.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1020s architecture, 936 establishments, Christian monasteries established in the 10th century, Churches in Saxony-Anhalt, Lutheran women's religious houses, Monasteries in Saxony-Anhalt, Monasteries of secular canonesses, Quedlinburg

Theft of medieval art from Quedlinburg

The theft of medieval art from Quedlinburg was perpetrated by United States Army Lieutenant Joe T. Meador in the days prior to the end of World War II in Europe. Precious church objects stored near Quedlinburg, Germany were found by the U.S. Army.

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Located at 51.79 11.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Art and cultural repatriation after World War II, Individual thefts, Quedlinburg, Stolen works of art, War crimes by the United States during World War II, World War II crimes

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Westerhausen