The Großer Burgberg is a 483 metre high hill on the northern slopes of the Harz mountains in central Germany

Central Germany (geography)

In geography, central Germany describes the areas surrounding the central point of modern-day Germany.The town of Niederdorla, in the state of Thuringia, claims to be the most central town in Germany...

 which lies right on the edge of the town of Bad Harzburg

Bad Harzburg

Bad Harzburg is a town in central Germany, in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony. It lies on the northern edge of the Harz mountains and is a recognised saltwater spa and climatic health resort.- Location :...

. In front of it is the Kleiner Burgberg. From both peaks there are sweeping views over the town and the Harz Foreland. On the Burgberg plateau are the Canossa Column and the ruins of Harzburg

Harzburg

The Harzburg, also called Großer Harzburg, is a former imperial castle on the edge of the Harz mountains directly above the spa resort of Bad Harzburg in Goslar district in the German state of Lower Saxony....

 castle. The column was built in 1877 in honour of Otto von Bismarck

Otto von Bismarck

Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg , simply known as Otto von Bismarck, was a Prussian-German statesman whose actions unified Germany, made it a major player in world affairs, and created a balance of power that kept Europe at peace after 1871.As Minister President of...

. Since 1929 there has been a cable car from the B 4

Bundesstraße 4

The Bundesstraße 4 is a German federal highway running in a northwesterly to southly direction from the state of Schleswig-Holstein to Bavaria...

 federal road in the valley of the river Radau up to the summit.

External links

• Website of Bad Harzburg