Ilfeld in Free State of Thuringia
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Mittelbau-Dora

Mittelbau-Dora (also Dora-Mittelbau and Nordhausen-Dora) was a subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp in Nazi Germany. Its prisoners were used by the SS mainly in the tunnel excavation and nearby underground stations of the Mittelwerk Ltd. , in Kohnstein, situated near Nordhausen, where the V-2 rocket and the flying bomb V-1 rocket was produced. During 18 months about 60,000 prisoners from 21 nations passed through Dora.

Located at 51.5497, 10.7553 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mittelbau-Dora, Unfree labor during World War II, World War II museums in Germany, World War II sites in Germany, Museums in Thuringia, Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp personnel

Mittelwerk

Mittelwerk (German for "Central Works") was a German World War II factory built underground in the Kohnstein to avoid Allied bombing. It used forced labor from the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp to produce V-2 ballistic missiles, V-1 flying bombs, and other weapons.

Located at 51.5348, 10.751 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Mittelbau-Dora, Oil Campaign of World War II, V-weapon subterranea, Unfree labor during World War II

Hohnstein/Südharz

Hohnstein/Südharz is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Ilfeld. The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Hohnstein/Südharz consists of the following municipalities: Buchholz Harztor Harzungen Herrmannsacker

Located at 51.5833, 10.7833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thuringia

Gänseschnabel

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. 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.

Located at 51.5855, 10.7924 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rock formations in Thuringia, Natural monuments in Thuringia, Rock formations in the Harz, Nordhausen (district)

Poppenberg Observation Tower

Poppenberg Observation Tower (German: Aussichtsturm Poppenberg "Poppenberg Observation Tower") is a steel German lattice observation tower that is used for observation, at the same time, for communication. It is a truss tower located in the summit of Poppenberg. It is one of the oldest steel lattice towers in Germany and was built in the year 1897. It was later on refurbished in 1994. The tower was built by the Nordhausen branch of the Harz Club.

Located at 51.5847, 10.8033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Towers completed in 1897, Observation towers in Germany

South Harz Nature Park

The South Harz Nature Park is located in the county of Nordhausen in north Thuringia, Germany. The act designating this nature park in the Harz Mountains came into force on 31 December 2010 and thus founded the fifth nature park in Thuringia. It has an area of 267 km². The park is managed by the South Harz Tourist Association (Südharzer Tourismusverband e.V. ) in conjunction with the Kyffhäuser Nature Park.

Located at 51.5833, 10.7667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Nature parks in Thuringia, Nordhausen (district)

Sandlünz

The Sandlünz is a hill in the Harz Mountains of Germany. It is 516.2 m above sea level and located near Netzkater in the county of Nordhausen in the state of Thuringia.

Located at 51.6013, 10.7925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hills of the Harz, Nordhausen (district)