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Goethefelsen

Natural Monuments

Landkreis Harz

Goethefelsen

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Goethefelsen

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Location: Thale, Landkreis Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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1. Jungfernbrücke over the Bode – Papensteine Rock Formation loop from Warnstedt

16.7km

05:02

390m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Bodetal Trail – Jungfernbrücke Over the Bode loop from Stecklenberg

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Der Hoedoetter 🌲⛰️🌳

January 31, 2023

The Goethefelsen in the Bodetal got its name on the occasion of the 200th birthday of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in August 1949. He is said to have stayed at that granite rock in September 1783 and rested on the Goethestein.

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August 12, 2017

The Goethestein is a in the Bodetal in the Harz in Saxony-Anhalt in the course of the Bode protruding granite plate.

It is located on the left bank of the Bode between Königsruhe and Thale in the area of the town of Thale and can be reached from the hiking trail there via a staircase leading down to the stone. In the immediate vicinity a little further down the river is the Goethe Rock.

On September 11, 1783, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Fritz von Stein had taken a lunch break on the granite slab, which resulted in the name of the stone. Goethe is also said to have examined the weathering cracks in the granite here.

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July 29, 2019

This is where Goehte took a break and one year later he painted himself here.
The rock is also called Siebenbrüderfelsen ...... but that's another saga. Goete was really there!

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Location: Thale, Landkreis Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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