Michaelstein

This article covers the area west of Blankenburg (Harz); on the boulder in the Isar see Michaelstein (Isar) . See also: Michelstein .

Michaelstein is the name of an area that belongs to the town of Blankenburg (Harz) , Harz district , Saxony-Anhalt , Germany .

Geographical location

Michaelstein is located in the northern Harz , to the west in the city of Blankenburg (Harz) and is about 600 m from the Oesig and 2.5 km from the city of Blankenburg. Michaelstein is located in a valley depression (260 m above sea level) and is bordered to the south, west and north by mountains of the northern edge of the Harz.

Others

Entrance to the Michaelstein train station from the east

The Michaelstein Monastery is located in the Michaelstein area .

In addition, there is the disused limestone quarry at Mönchemühlenteich , a geotope with formations from the Lower Muschelkalk and the Lower Campan .

Michaelstein also has a train station, which is less than 1 km away on a hill on the Staufenberg . Since December 2005, the station is no longer served by passengers. This station, formerly called "Bast Michaelstein", is part of the Rübelandbahn and designed as a hairpin . The unusually long track lengths of 450 m are due to the expansion of the line in the 1960s, as very long freight trains (lime transports) ran on the Rübelandbahn. The operational management has been simplified after the installation of fallback switches . The trains generally run with push-pull locomotives and no longer need to be bypassed. The brake test is also omitted .

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Coordinates: 51 ° 48 '  N , 10 ° 55'  E