Drei-Länder-Stein

The three-country - rock is a landmark on the border of the German states of Lower Saxony, Saxony -Anhalt and Thuringia, near the Grand Ehrenberg in the Harz mountain range.

Geographical location

The three-country stone stands in the southern Harz both at the point where the above-mentioned countries as well as at the boundary point of the districts of Goslar (Lower Saxony), Harz (Saxony- Anhalt) and Nordhausen ( Thuringia). In addition, the nature park Harz (Lower Saxony ), the Harz Nature Park / Saxony- Anhalt and Lower Harz region, there abut. The landmark is located approximately 3.3 km south-east of Hohegeiß ( Lower Saxony), about 3.3 km south-southwest of Benneckenstein (Saxony- Anhalt), approximately 1.8 km north-west of Rothesütte (Thuringia) and about 1.25 km (depending on air line ) northeast below the summit of the Grand Ehrenberg ( 635.5 m above sea level, . Thuringia) to about 575 m above sea level. NN. About 100 m southwest of the stone runs the main road 4, at the trail parking lot Jagerfleck is.

History and Description

The three-country stone was probably already set in 1749. He bears the inscriptions: HB ( Duchy of Brunswick ), AB ( Office Benneckenstein ), which was later changed to KP ( Kingdom of Prussia ), and GW ( Counts - Wernigeröder forest area ).

During the Cold War (1945-1990) the landmark formed a boundary point along the inner-German border, from 1945 between the British occupation zone ( BBZ) in the West and the Soviet Occupation Zone (SBZ ) in the east and from 1949 between the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) in West and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in the east. Gone led the Iron Curtain, including the column pathway, which once served as Grenzkontrollweg and is now used as a hiking trail.

Since October 3, 1990, the day of German unity, the boundary stone marks the border of Lower Saxony, Saxony -Anhalt and Thuringia. He is now in the Green Belt Germany.

Hiking

The three-country stone is included as No. 47 in the system of stamp locations of the Harz hiking pin. The Stempelkasen depends in an approximately 50 m northeast of the landmark standing refuge (about 572.5 m above sea level, . ⊙ 51.641510.702333333333 ). Passes the Harz border, a 75- kilometer trail along the former inner- German border.