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Lichtenstein (Osterode am Harz)

Coordinates: 51°43′16″N 10°10′33″E / 51.72111°N 10.17583°E / 51.72111; 10.17583
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Lichtenstein
View of the Lichtenstein from the NE
Highest point
Elevation260.9 m above sea level (NHN) (856 ft) [1]
ListingKarstlandscape
– Ruins of Lichtenstein Castle
Lichtenstein Cave
Coordinates51°43′16″N 10°10′33″E / 51.72111°N 10.17583°E / 51.72111; 10.17583
Geography
Geology
Type of rockLower Bunter sandstone, Gypsum karst

The Lichtenstein is a hill, 260.9 m above sea level (NHN)[1], in the southwestern Harz Foreland. It rises near Osterode am Harz in the Lower Saxon county of Göttingen.

There is a formation of Lower Bunter sandstone on the hill as well as the remains of Lichtenstein Castle. It is also the site of the Lichtenstein Cave.

Geography

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Location

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The Lichtenstein rises southwest of the Harz mountains between Förste to the north, Osterode am Harz to the east-northeast, Ührde to the southeast and Dorste to the south-southwest; it belongs entirely to the Osterode borough, the town itself being 5.3  (as the crow flies) east-northeast of the summit. The Söse tributary, the Salza, flows past the hill to the west. The hill's southwestern spur is the Badenhäuser Berg (221.6 m).

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