The Gänseschnabel is a natural monument north of Ilfeld in Thuringia , Germany. It is a striking, free-standing rock pillar made of porphyry , which resembles the beak of a goose (or duck) and from which there is a comprehensive view of the Behre valley looking towards Netzkater .
5-556: There is a legend connected with the Gänseschnabel about a spellbound goose girl who had fallen in love with a monk from the monastery at Ilfeld. A witch went to transform the monk in a rock when he waved to her from the other side of the valley. As the goose girl burst into tears, the witch turned her to stone as well. 51°35′7.98″N 10°47′32.69″E / 51.5855500°N 10.7924139°E / 51.5855500; 10.7924139 This Nordhausen district location article
10-566: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nordhausen district Nordhausen is a Kreis ( district ) in the north of Thuringia , Germany . Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Harz and Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt ; Kyffhäuserkreis and Eichsfeld in Thuringia; and Göttingen and Goslar in Lower Saxony . The district was created in 1815, when
15-608: Is the Große Ehrenberg , with an elevation of 635.3m above sea level. The main river in the district is the Zorge . To the south lie the Dün , Hainleite, and Windleite ranges of hills. The checkered red-silver part of the coat of arms is derived from the coat of arms of the County of Hohenstein, the historical territory to which the district belonged. The broken tree trunk symbolizes the destruction of
20-547: The Prussian province of Saxony was created. The area of Lohra-Clettenberg (the former dukedom County Hohnstein) and the previously independent imperial city of Nordhausen were then administered together. In 1882-3 Nordhausen left the district, which led to its renaming as the Kreis Grafschaft Hohenstein (district county of Hohenstein) in 1888. After World War II the name reverted to Landkreis Nordhausen , and in 1950
25-483: The city of Nordhausen was reincorporated into the district. In the administrative reform of 1952 several municipalities changed districts: a number were transferred from the district of Sangerhausen to that of Nordhausen, while others were transferred from Nordhausen to the districts of Worbis, Wernigerode, Sondershausen, and Sangerhausen. The district is located in the southern foothills of the Harz mountains. The highest point
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