Kanstein (Langelsheim)

Kanstein
height	235 m above sea level NN
location	District of Goslar , east of the city of Langelsheim
Coordinates	51 ° 56 '23 " N , 10 ° 21' 18" E Coordinates: 51 ° 56 '23 " N , 10 ° 21' 18" E
rock	limestone

The Kanstein is a mountain east of Langelsheim north of the Harz border . Its height is 235 m above sea level. NN . Geologically, it consists essentially of limestone from the Upper Cretaceous .

Kanstein from the north in the middle distance (light area). Behind the Harz. In front of it the valley of the innermost.

Limestone is still extracted in a quarry there today . On the mountain plateau on the northern edge, which sloped steeply towards the innermost edge, was the Kansteinburg, which probably originated from the Carolingian period .

The rocky slopes of the Kanstein and areas of the Kanstein plateau are part of the Mittleres Innerstetal nature reserve with Kanstein .

Individual evidence

↑ Torsten Schröpfer: Treasure trove - interesting facts about the western Harz mining and metallurgy . Oberharzer Geschichts- und Museumsverein eV (Ed.), Clausthal-Zellerfeld 2000, ISBN 3-923605-08-0 .

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Torsten Schröpfer: Treasure trove - interesting facts about the West Harz mining and metallurgy . Oberharzer Geschichts- und Museumsverein eV (Ed.), Clausthal-Zellerfeld 2000, ISBN 3-923605-08-0 .

[Fundgrube-1] Torsten Schröpfer: Treasure trove - interesting facts about the western Harz mining and metallurgy . Oberharzer Geschichts- und Museumsverein eV (Ed.), Clausthal-Zellerfeld 2000, ISBN 3-923605-08-0 .