The Kleiner Knollen is a 631 metre high mountain in the southwestern part of the Harz

Harz

The Harz is the highest mountain range in northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart , latinized as Hercynia. The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz...

 in the German state of Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

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Geography

The Kleiner Knollen is located east of Herzberg am Harz

Herzberg am Harz

Herzberg am Harz is a town in the Osterode district of Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :Herzberg castle was first mentioned in 1154. The town was part of the state of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, and the castle was for some time used as a residence by the dukes...

, northeast of Scharzfeld

Scharzfeld

Scharzfeld is a village in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Osterode am Harz in South Lower Saxony, Germany.Scharzfeld lies at a height of about 220 m above sea level and has 1,765 inhabitants ....

, northwest of Bad Lauterberg im Harz and south of Sieber

Sieber (Herzberg am Harz)

Sieber is a village in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Osterode am Harz in South Lower Saxony .Sieber lies at a height of 340 m above sea level and has about 600 inhabitants . The settlement is spread out over a length of several kilometres in a narrow valley, running from...

. It is dominated by the Großen Knollen

Großer Knollen

The Großer Knollen is a high mountain in the southwestern part of the Harz in Lower Saxony, Germany.- Geography :The Großer Knollen is located northeast of Herzberg am Harz and Scharzfeld, north of Bad Lauterberg im Harz and south of the hamlet of Sieber...

 (687 m), about 1 km to the northeast. The Kleiner Knollen is afforested by spruce

Spruce

A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea , a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the Family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal regions of the earth. Spruces are large trees, from tall when mature, and can be distinguished by their whorled branches and conical...

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Forest

Today the lower slopes of the Kleiner Knollen are predominantly covered by beech

Beech

Beech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America.-Habit:...

 trees and its upper slopes by spruce. In 1596 it was entirely covered in beech trees, in 1630 also partly with sycamore

Sycamore

Sycamore is a name which is applied at various times and places to three very different types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms....

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Sources

• Topographische Karte 1:25000, No. 4328 Bad Lauterberg im Harz