Großer Burgberg

The Großer Burgberg is a ca. 483 m (1,585 ft) high hill on the northern rim of the Harz mountains range, right on the edge of Bad Harzburg in Lower Saxony.

Großer Burgberg
Highest point
Elevation	483 m (1,585 ft)
Listing	Mountains of the Harz Mountains and hills of Lower Saxony
Coordinates	51°52′18″N 10°34′2″E
Geography
Großer Burgberg Lower Saxony, Germany
Parent range	Harz

Geography

It is situated east of the valley of the Radau River, where it leaves the Harz range and flows through the northern foothills towards its confluence with the Oker. The southern outskirts of Bad Harzburg reach up to the foot of the forested slopes.

View over Kleiner Burgberg and the Northern Lowland

North of the Großer Burgberg summit is the Kleiner Burgberg spur at 436.5 m (1,432 ft). Both peaks offer sweeping views over the town and the Northern Lowland. On the Burgberg plateau are foundations of medieval Harzburg Castle and the Canossa Column at 482.8 m (1,584 ft), erected in 1877 in the honour of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck.

Since 1929 the Burgberg Cable Car runs up to the summit from the Radau River and the B 4 federal road.

External links

• Website of Bad Harzburg