Trautenstein

Trautenstein () is a village in the borough of Oberharz am Brocken in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Formerly an independent municipality, it was merged into the town of Hasselfelde in 2002, which was merged into Oberharz am Brocken in 2010. Its population is 390 (2021).

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Instance of: Ortsteil
Country: Germany
Located in: Oberharz am Brocken
Area: 1.928
Elevation: 458
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Trautenstein-Winter.JPG
Dialing code: 039459

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Commons category: Trautenstein
postal code: 38899
P8168: stachyose
native label: Trautenstein

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== Geography == The small climatic health resort lies in the valley of the Rappbode at the southwestern end of the Rappbode Reservoir. South of the village is the Bärenhöhe ("Bear Heights"), also known as the Carlshaushöhe, which is 626 metres high. The popular Carlshaus Tower, a telecommunication and observation tower of the Harz Narrow Gauge Railway, is on the summit.

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