About Andrea 🌼
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- Andrea 🌼December 7, 2025
"Around 1225, mining of silver, lead, and copper began on the 557-meter-high Kranichsberg mountain. By 1330, several copper mines existed in the area where Lautenthal is located today. However, this first form of mining came to a standstill when the Harz Mountains were depopulated during the plague epidemic
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- Andrea 🌼December 6, 2025
"Our 'Advent in the Courtyards' is unique in all of Germany. On the first, second, and third Advent weekends, Quedlinburg's most beautiful courtyards reveal what lies behind their normally closed doors. On historic cobblestones, we offer rarities and little treasures that we seek out, collect, and create
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- Andrea 🌼November 15, 2025
Between 1530 and 1870, nearly 120 lakes were created in the Upper Harz Mountains, connected by channels, ditches, and pipes to harness the power of water for underground ore mining and ease the arduous work.
The Polsterberg pumping station was the highest water transfer point of the Upper Harz water management
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- Andrea 🌼November 13, 2025
Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg was born in Wolfshagen in 1797.
After fighting against Napoleon from 1813 onward, he learned carpentry and organ building from 1818.
In 1850, he emigrated to New York with his family, and three years later he changed his name and founded the company Steinway & Sons.
... In 2013
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- Andrea 🌼November 5, 2025
Elbingerode lies on a high plateau, surrounded by meadows and quarries.
Fels-Werke GmbH is very active here, as this area contains one of the largest limestone deposits in all of Germany.
The fact that the local limestone is extremely high-quality, with a calcium carbonate (CaCO3) content of 97 to 99 percent
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- Andrea 🌼October 17, 2025
"The best is for last." That could also be the title of this tour, which concluded our short vacation in Saxon Switzerland.
In perfect hiking weather, we took the trail to the Hockstein. At 291 meters high, the Hockstein offers spectacular views of the Polenz Valley, 115 meters below, as well as Hohnstein
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- Andrea 🌼September 20, 2025
I would have loved to hike up the mountain, but even in the High Harz Mountains, it was wonderfully warm today.
So we strolled into town first and then grabbed our swimwear from the car.
The Kuttelbach Pond was too tempting!
We gave ourselves a few more minutes to get used to the 14-degree water, but then
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- Andrea 🌼August 4, 2024
Thanks to the rain, we discovered a very nice café in Wildemann today, Café Pause. ☕
Perfectly set up to host celebrations, we tried the homemade cakes and various coffee specialties and were delighted!
A lovely little break! 😊
Thank you!
For a longer break, take a look at
RAuszeit Harz (Facebook),
rauszeitharz
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Andrea 🌼 went for a hike.
December 13, 2025
02:31
10.4km
4.1km/h
270m
240m
5 years - 1000 tours.
What an eventful time! 🥂🍾
Today's destination was the tipi Christmas market in Bad Grund.
"Small, charming, rustic, and cozy."
Campfires crackle in the woods, and under the large tipi, cozy sheepskins on benches invite you to rest.
The air is filled with the wonderful aroma of mulled
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