Schierke
in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Oschersleben Airport (30 mi) - Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport (39 mi)
- Magdeburg Airport (46 mi)
- Erfurt Airport (56 mi)
- Kassel-Calden Airport (60 mi)
- Celle Airport (63 mi)
- Hannover Airport (64 mi)
- Leipzig Halle Airport (72 mi)
- Fritzlar Airport (74 mi)
- Bremen Airport (119 mi)
- Hamburg Airport (132 mi)
- Nuremberg Airport (158 mi)
- Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Fagus Factory in Alfeld (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Wartburg Castle (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Classical Weimar (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Fernsehturm Brocken (observation point, (3 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.764 and 10.662 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 45' 50" and E 10° 39' 43"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:53 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:22 am and 4:39 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Germany.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Germany. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Schierke
Schierke in Saxony-Anhalt with it's 747 habitants is a town located in Germany about 128 mi (or 206 km) south-west of Berlin, the country's capital town.
Time in Schierke is now 02:53 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Berlin with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports closer to Schierke, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Germany is Oschersleben Airport in a distance of 30 mi (or 48 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Germany is Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), West. We saw 1 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Zorge, Wieda, Walkenried, Schulenberg im Oberharz and Harzungen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 56% |
| Air Pressure | 1029 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Calm with 1 km/h (1 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 21% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
Friday, 8th of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 9th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Designhotel Viktoria
Residenz Hohenzollern
relexa Harz-Wald
Maritim Berghotel
Grüne Tanne Mandelholz
Sonnenberg Schlößchen
Der Berghof Pension
Teutonia
Brockenblick Ferienpark
Foresta Landhaus
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Br 187 der HSB bei Elend
Am Abend des 24.Februar.2014 verlässt der Triebwagen der Br 187 den Bh Elend in Richtung Sorge. Leider kann ich nicht mehr sagen um welchen Triebwagen es sich hier genau handelt.
Harzer Schmalspurbahn / Elend (03.10.2014)
Harzer Schmalspurbahn / Elend (03.10.2014)
Schierke am Brocken im Hochharz-OT Wernigerode*Nationalpark Harz *Sachsen-Anhalt
Schierke am Brocken, i. ein OT v. Wernigerode u. liegt im Oberharz, am Fusse des Brocken. Es grenzt etwa im Norden an den Nationalpark Harz und befindet sich im Naturpark Harz/Sachsen-Anhalt...
Sommerrodelbahn Brocken Coaster in Schierke
Abfahrt auf dem Brocken Coaster, gefilmt bei meinem Besuch im Sommer 2012 mit dem iPhone 4. Meine GoPro lag zu diesem Zeitpunkt leider noch bei der Post. Ich hatte den Zusteller um zwei ...
Dampfloks in Schierke 2012 | Brockenbahn
Schierke ist ein Wintersport- und Luftkurort am Rand des Nationalpark Harz, gelegen auf über 600m Höhe. Circa 70m über dem Ortskern und etwas weiter nördlich befindet sich der Bahnhof von...
Brockenbahn im Harz Bahnhof Schierke
Die schöne Brockenbahn bei der Einfahrt in den Bahnhof Schierke. Wer im Harz Urlaub macht sollte auf jedenfall einmal mit der Brockenbahn nach ganz oben fahren. Aber bitte nicht über die...
Dampfloks in und um Schierke 2010
Am ersten Tag des Sommerfahrplans der HSB fahren wir mit dem ersten Zug des Tages nach Schierke, um dort einige Stunden zu verbringen. Den Fahrplan der einzelnen Züge könnt ihr hier einsehen: ...
Haushalt 2015 und Ortsentwicklung Schierke
Am 26. März 2015 entscheidet der Stadtrat über den Haushalt 2015, welcher in den vergangenen Wochen intensiv in den Fachausschüssen beraten wurde. Einen ersten Einblick in die Ergebnisse...
Dampfloks in Schierke Juli 2014
2 Dampfloks begegnen sich in Schierke (Harz) im Juli 2014.
Rangieren in Schierke (mit 99 5901, 5902, 234 und 232)
Ein Video der interessanten Rangierbewegungen bei Verkehren eines Sonderzuges im Sommerfahrplan. Beteiligte Loks: 99 5901 und 5902, Vorspann- bzw. Zuglokomotive des Sonderzuges, des ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kapellenklippe
The Kapellenklippe is a tor near the Glassworks Way (Glashüttenweges) on the Renneckenberg mountain in the High Harz in central Germany within the borough of Wernigerode. The tor is in a very remote spot in the Harz National Park and can only be reached over unsigned paths. To visit the rocks, a guide (park ranger) is recommended. The summit of the rocks is 927 m above sea level and looks a bit like a bell. The tor is a popular destination for climbers.
Feuersteinklippe
The Feuersteinklippe is a rock formation in the Harz National Park in central Germany and the landmark of the nearby village of Schierke. The Feuersteinklippe is a butte made of granite, not flint (Feuerstein = "firestone" or flint) as the name suggests. It shows the woolsack weathering typical of the Harz region. The striking rock formation is located at a height of 690 metres and is surrounded by woods. It lies to the north of Schierke station.
Schnarcherklippen
Schnarcherklippen is the name of a rock formation south of the village of Schierke in the High Harz mountains of Saxony-Anhalt in central Germany. The name translates roughly to "snoring crags" or "snoring rocks".
Schierke station
Schierke station is the railway station in the village of Schierke operated by the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways on the Brocken Railway in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. Schierke itself lies as the foot of the highest mountain in the Harz, the Brocken, and is located in the borough of Wernigerode in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Ahrentsklint
The Ahrensklint or Ahrentsklint (also called the Ahrentsklintklippe) in the Harz Mountains is a granite rock formation, 822.4 m above sea level, on the Erdbeerkopf in Harz district in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Scherstorklippen
The Scherstorklippen is a granite tor in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It is located near the village of Schierke in the county of Harz in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. It was formed by the process of spheroidal weathering.
Barenberg (Schierke)
The Barenberg, also called the Bärenberg or Bärenkopf, is a mountain, 695.5 m above sea level, in the Harz Mountains o f Germany near the village of Schierke, Harz county, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Helenenruh
The Helenenruh ("Helen's Rest") is a 629 metre high rocky ridge near the village of Elend in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. Today there is a refuge hut and rest area here, from which there are outstanding views over the village of Schierke across to the Brocken, the highest mountain in the Harz. Other sights are the gorge of the Cold Bode river and the Schnarcherklippen rocks. The Helenenruh is checkpoint no. 21 in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking system.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Schierke.
- Zorge
- Wieda
- Walkenried
- Schulenberg im Oberharz
- Harzungen
- Neustadt/Harz
- Etzelsrode
- Goslar
- Schladen
- Friedrichsthal
- Nordhausen
- Herrmannsacker
- Hedeper
- Kehmstedt
- Buchholz
- Wipperdorf
- Roklum
- Gielde
- Winnigstedt
- Heiningen
- Kleinbodungen
- Lipprechterode
- Semmenstedt
- Nohra
- Grossbodungen
- Liebenburg
- Kraja
- Niedergebra
- Dorstadt
- Remlingen
Brockenhaus: Brocken Plateau, Brockenhaus (source)
Brockenhaus: Bahnhof Brocken HSB, Brockenhaus (source)
Braunlage: Nordhang − Wurmberg, Braunlage (source)
Braunlage: Hexenritt-Alm − Wurmberg, Braunlage (source)
Braunlage: Hexenexpress − Wurmberg, Braunlage (source)
Braunlage: Bergsee − Wurmberg, Braunlage (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Schierke, Ширке
