Sand caves
The large and small sand caves (approx. 195 m above sea level ) are a natural monument in the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt . They are located near Blankenburg in the forest area known as the Heers , northeast below the Regenstein ( 289.4 m ), on which the Regenstein castle ruins are located.
It is believed that there was a Germanic thing place there in prehistoric times . The very fine quartz sand extracted here was previously used as scouring sand and as grit for cleaning floorboards .
The sand caves in the army are included as No. 81 in the system of stamping points of the Harz hiking pin; From hiking enthusiasts this place received the title “Most beautiful stamp place of the year 2009”.
In 2016 the sand caves were a filming location for the German fairy tale film Das singende, Klingende Bäumchen .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Saxony-Anhalt viewer of the State Office for Surveying and Geoinformation ( notes )
- ↑ Harzer Wanderadel: Stamp number 81 / Sandhöhlen im Heers , on harzer-wandernadel.de
Coordinates: 51 ° 49 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 58 ′ 1 ″ E