Geisingberg
Sign in to saveThe Geisingberg is a striking basalt mountain in the eastern Ore Mountains in the German federal state of Saxony.
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The Geisingberg is a striking basalt mountain in the eastern Ore Mountains in the German federal state of Saxony.
== Location and surrounding area == The Geisingberg lies in the upper Eastern Ore Mountains between the mining town of Altenberg and the village of Geising. On its northern and western slopes runs the track of the Müglitz Valley Railway. With a maximum incline here of 1:27 (37 per mil) it is one of the steepest working railway lines in Germany.
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