Ahrentsklint

The Ahrentsklint (also called Ahrentsklintklippe ) in the resin is a 822.4 m above sea level. NN -high granite rock formation on strawberry head in the district of Harz, in Saxony- Anhalt.

Geographical location

The Ahrentsklint is located in the Upper Harz ( Upper Harz ) in the Harz Nature Park / Saxony- Anhalt Harz National Park. It is located north of Schierke ( Wernigerode ) about 800 meters west of the strawberry head ( 847.7 m above sea level. NN ) on the southwest flank of the Hohnekamms ( 900.6 m above sea level. NN ). Southwest flows past the mountain slope - beyond the running on the mountainside Brockenbahn ( with near railway station Schierke ) - by Schierke the Cold Bode.

History

" The Ahrentsklint was under the name" Arneklint " ( Eagle Rock ) is the oldest name of a place in the forest Schierker area. Before 1411 he was a member of the Wernigerode civic community. On 28.01.1411, the Count of Stolberg Wernigerode exchanged from the Forstort to round out its forests and hunting grounds. From then on, the Ahrenstklint belonged to the Count's Forest and was the scene of a representative of feudal society hunts resin count. ... "

Hiking and view option

The Ahrentsklint can be reached only on forest roads. Past the rock formation runs the Glashüttenweg. Up perform some iron ladders. From the highest point of view, among other things fall to the Brocken, the Hohnekamm using the strips and border cliffs, the strawberry head to worm mountain and to the near Schierke. About 2 km further east, in the direction of Drei Annen Hohne, is beyond the strawberry head also on Glashüttenweg of Trude stone.

The Ahrentsklint is included as # 13 in the system of stamp locations of the Harz hiking pin.