Why visit Blankenburg
Townapedia lists 133 museums and landmarks, 31 parks and trails, 112 places to eat, 40 places to stay and 171 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Central-Theater Thale, Baumann's Cave, DDR-Museum Thale and TitanRT.
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About Blankenburg
Blankenburg (Harz) (German pronunciation: [ˈblaŋkn̩bʊʁk]) is a town and health resort in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, at the north foot of the Harz Mountains, 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Halberstadt.
From the Wikipedia article Blankenburg (Harz) (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Blankenburg on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do171
Central-Theater Thale
Cinema and theater · 7.2 km
5 Bahnhofstraße, Thale
Baumann's Cave
Cinema and theater · 8.6 km
Cave in Rübeland, Oberharz am Brocken, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Hermann's Cave
Monument and historic site · 8.4 km
Show cave in Germany
Homburg Watchtower
Monument and historic site · 7.8 km
Observation tower near Thale in Harz
Kaiser Tower
Monument and historic site · 12.3 km
Observation tower near Wernigerode
Wilhelm Raabe Tower
Monument and historic site · 1.8 km
Observation tower near Blankenburg in Harz
Tierpark Westerhausen
Zoo and aquarium · 7.6 km
Apr Su[-1]-Oct Su[-1] -1 day: 10:00-18:00; Nov Su[-1]-Apr Su[-1]...
159 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks133
Hungerstein
Monument and historic site · 7.0 km
Kleindenkmal Hungerstein , welches an die schwierigen Zeiten der Weltwirtschaftskrise seit 1929 erinnert.
Infozentrum Gedenkstätte Zwieberge
Museum · 7.6 km
1 Vor den Zwiebergen, Halberstadt
Tu-Fr 09:00-15:30
Menhir von Benzingerode
Monument and historic site · 7.9 km
Menhir von Benzingerode in Wernigerode OT Benzingerode
Menhir von Derenburg
Monument and historic site · 6.9 km
Menhir von Derenburg in Blankenbuirg OT Derenburg
Menhir von Heimburg
Monument and historic site · 6.8 km
Menhir von Heimburg in Blankenbuirg OT Heimburg
Hüttenmuseum
Museum · 7.1 km
Apr-Oct: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; Nov-Mar: We-Su 11:00-16:00
121 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds31
Ziegenberg bei Heimburg
Park · 6.3 km
Nature reserve in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Montaneum
Sports field and stadium · 3.7 km
Freilichtmuseum des Bergvereins Hüttenrode
"Nur zu Veranstaltungen"
Bagger Kinderspielgerät
Playground · 7.6 km
Bagger Kinderspielgerät
19 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes112
Altdeutsches Kartoffelhaus
Restaurant · German, Regional
Durchgehend warme Küche. Schöner Bier-/Weingarten im Hof.
7 Marktstraße, Blankenburg (Harz)
Fr-Tu 12:00-22:00; We,Th off
Helsunger Krug
Bar and pub · Coffee Shop, Regional, Cake · 3.4 km
Zur Zeit aufgrund Umbauarbeiten nur Imbissbetrieb,jedoch mit selbstgebackenem Kuchen in herrlichem Biergarten
2 Helsunger Weg, Blankenburg
Fr-Su 11:00-18:00; Mo-Th off
Schnitzelhaus FOR YOU
Restaurant · German · 0.6 km
Schnitzelhaus, Schnitzel-Manufaktur, deutsches Restaurant
1 Friedrich-August-Straße, Blankenburg (Harz)
Mo,Tu 17:00-21:00; Th-Su 17:00-21:00
Zum Klosterfischer
Restaurant · Fish And Chips · 3.4 km
14 Michaelstein, Blankenburg
We-Su 11:30-21:30
Athos
Restaurant · Greek · 7.7 km
22 Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße, Thale
Tu-Th 17:30-23:00, PH,Fr-Su 11:30-14:00, Su 17:30-23:00, PH,Fr,Sa...
Berggasthof Ziegenkopf
Restaurant · Regional · 1.5 km
1 Ziegenkopf, Blankenburg (Harz)
Tu-Su 11:00-18:00
Biergarten Mönchemühle
Bar and pub · Regional · 3.0 km
1 Mönchenmühle, Blankenburg
Apr-Oct Mo-Sa 14:00-20:00; Nov-Mar Mo-Fr 15:00-20:00; Nov-Mar Sa...
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Bodetaler Wirtshaus
Restaurant · Regional, German · 7.0 km
1 b Ortsstraße, Oberharz am Brocken
Mo,Tu off; We-Fr 15:00-21:00; Sa,Su 12:00-21:00
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History
The first traces of settlement date to the Old Stone Age, but the first recorded mention of Blankenburg goes back to 1123. The Saxon duke, Lothair of Supplinburg, installed Poppo, a nephew of Bishop Reinhard of Halberstadt, as count at the castle, which stood on a bare limestone rock on the site of the present castle. The name of the town derives from this castle.
Count Poppo I of Blankenburg very probably came from the Frankish noble family of Reginbodonen. His descendants were also subject to the nearby Regenstein Castle. This was a fief from the Bishopric of Halberstadt like the County of Blankenburg, also called the Hartingau.
In 1180–82 Frederick Barbarossa had Blankenburg devastated because it had pledged "sole allegiance" to the Welf, Henry the Lion. In 1386 Blankenburg suffered heavy destruction again.
Following the death of the last count of Regenstein, John Ernest, the county went in 1599 as an agreed enfeoffment (erledigtes Lehen) back to the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg. During the Thirty Years' War Blankenburg was pressed by Albrecht von Wallenstein and was occupied in 1625. Nine cannonballs embedded in the walls of the town hall evince this difficult time.
From the History section of Blankenburg (Harz) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay40
Churches and places of worship22
Herz-Jesu-Kirche
Church · Catholic · 7.2 km
2 Walther-Rathenau-Straße, Thale
Shopping25
Gas and EV charging13
Schools, colleges and libraries14
Aus- und Fortbildungsinstitut des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt
School · 7.4 km
3-4 Schmiedestraße, Thale
Healthcare12
Apotheke im Nordharz Center
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.1 km
5c Lerchenbreite, Blankenburg (Harz)
Apotheke am Regenstein
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.4 km
28 Karl-Zerbst-Straße, Blankenburg (Harz)
Bodfeld-Apotheke
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.1 km
13 Am Platenberg, Blankenburg (Harz)
Oliver Hotopp - FA für Allgemeinmedizin
Clinic and pharmacy
7-10 Thiestraße, Blankenburg (Harz)
Map of Blankenburg
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Getting there and nearby towns
Magdeburg-Cochstedt Airport (CSO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 33 km away.
- Thale 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Wernigerode 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- Halberstadt 14 km northeast, about 14 min by car
- Quedlinburg 13 km east, about 13 min by car
- Bad Harzburg 29 km west, about 29 min by car
- Vienenburg 32 km northwest, about 32 min by car
- Bad Lauterberg im Harz 38 km southwest, about 38 min by car
- Goslar 38 km west, about 38 min by car
- Schöningen 39 km north, about 39 min by car
- Hettstedt 41 km east, about 41 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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- Poststraße 1 in Blankenburg, Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mauerstraße 9 (Blankenburg) Fürstenhof 01, Migebert, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Kurhotel Fürstenhof Blankenburg, Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Mauerstraße 14 in Blankenburg, Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Schachtdeckel Blankenburg (Harz), Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Badegasse in Blankenburg, Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 4.0
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