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Shelter with tables and benches

Here you can take a dry break regardless of the weather

Large free parking lot. Very nice ‼️

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Hattorf am Harz is a municipality in the district of Göttingen in Lower Saxony (Germany). It is the administrative seat of the Hattorf am Harz collective municipality with the municipalities of Elbingerode, Hattorf am Harz, Hörden am Harz and Wulften am Harz. (Source: Wikipedia)

The hornbeam forest is definitely worth a visit. Good information board with the creation and use of the facility.

The hornbeam forest is really worth a visit.

The head hornbeam forest dates from the time of the coppice economy. Back then, firewood was an important raw material. There was always a shortage of firewood, but also of grazing land for cattle. The solution was the use of head wood. The hornbeams were trimmed to a height of 2m so that cattle could graze under the trees without being able to bite the young shoots of the beeches. At the same time, there was enough firewood. The overgrown appearance was created by pruning the trees every 15-18 years.