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Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Blankenburg is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
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Kleines Schloss
With its baroque gardens belongs to the network of Saxony-Anhalt Garden Dreams.
Above the town hall is the medieval parish church of St. Bartholomew. In the tower and the chancel of the church there are late romanesque section of wall from around 1200. The statues of benefactors in the chancel, probably around 1300, belong to the other successors of the Naumburg benefactors statues.
Devil's Wall
A bizarre sandstone rock formation and geological natural monument
Remains of a Schloss torn down in 1945.
Sandhöhlen
Former city fortifications
Old German Potato House
Great potato restaurant with an old-fashioned ambience serving a range of tasty dishes from various baked potato offerings to steaks, pork fillets and meat on skewers, served in pans. Good place to eat after a day's walking in the Harz!
Offers 68 comfortably furnished rooms near the city centre. The hotel provides Internet access in your room or via a wireless connection in public areas. The hotel team at reception is available around the clock, and also offers a wake-up service. The hotel has non-smoking rooms, which can also accommodate your four-legged friends. Please indicate your requirements when booking. The hotel has its own parking spaces. The rooms benefit from cable television and telephones. All bathrooms are naturally equipped with a hairdryer. Your room also has a safe. The hotel restaurant offers outdoor seating and meal options suitable for diabetics and vegetarians.
Blankenburg (Harz) station is a terminus and has a bypass for goods traffic. There are connexions to the Elbingerode (Rübeland Railway) (only goods trains) and to Halberstadt.
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