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| federal state | Lower Saxony | |
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| Residents | 1.620 (2017) | |
| height | 240 m | |
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Scharzfeld is a place in Southern Lower Saxony on the southwestern edge of the Resin.
background
The small village of Scharzfeld am Harz is located directly on the southwestern edge of the Harz, on the edge of the village the first slopes of the low mountain range rise from the plain and then quickly go over to greater heights. The Harz River Oder flows through Scharzfeld. The first traces of settlement such as the stone church can be traced back to the Paleolithic, making the area around Scharzfeld the place of the oldest settlements of people in the entire southwestern Harz foreland. The castle too Scharzfels from the 12th century shows that the place and its overview was a preferred settlement area that has survived through the ages.
In the 1930s, the Chaussee through Scharzfeld (today's Harzstrasse) became the federal highways B 27 and B 243 appointed, the latter opens up many western and southern Harz locations. Part of the municipality since the territorial reform of 1972 Herzberg am Harz. He offers with the Stone church, the Scharzfels castle ruins and especially the Unicorn cave Travelers numerous interesting destinations and is also the starting point for hikes in the Upper Harz such. B. on the Big tubers.
getting there
By plane
International airports are Hanover Airport
(IATA: HAJ), 100 km and airport Frankfurt(IATA: FRA), 200 km.
By train
The station Scharzfeld has been closed since 2005, the breakpoint Scharzfeld-West since the 1980s. In the directly east adjoining Barbis as well as in Herzberg there is a connection to the connections of the southern Harz line between Northeim and Nordhausen. In Herzberg there is also a connection to the West Harz route, on which the line Braunschweig–Herzberg is wrong.
By bus
From Herzberg train station, low-floor buses on the VSN line 450 run every hour via Scharzfeld to Barbis, Bad Lauterberg and every two hours to Sankt Andreasberg.
In addition, many long-distance bus lines stop in neighboring Herzberg (due to the favorable traffic situation), for example to Jena or Hamburg.
In the street
Coming from the north (direction Hanover) you leave the A 7 at the junction Seesen (67) and follow the B 243 direction Osterode and then direction Nordhausen for about 35 km to the Scharzfeld junction, which leads directly into the village.
Coming from the south (direction Kassel) you leave the A 7 at the junction Goettingen-Nord (72) and follow the B 27 towards Braunlage for about 33 km to Auekrug, then the K 9 for 6 km to Scharzfeld. (Alternatively, at the Auekrug, you can continue on the B 27 towards Braunlage to the Scharzfeld junction.)
Coming from the east (direction Halle), leave the A 38 at the junction Major changes (9) and follow the B 243 direction Osterode for about 28 km to the Barbis junction, then follow the K 9 for 1 km to Scharzfeld.
With the canoe
Theoretically, the Oder is navigable for canoeists, but even when the water level is elevated (controlled by a dam), occasional ground contact can be expected, and the river here may also be quite overgrown and possibly laden with dead wood. Whitewater equipment is advisable to plan numerous portages. The Oder only becomes navigable when the Sieber flows into it Hattorf am Harz.
By bicycle
Coming from the southwestern edge of the Harz (Seesen / Bad Grund / Osterode) you drive via Osterode to Herzberg. From Herzberg to Scharzfeld you use the branch line parallel to the federal highway 243. It is very lightly traveled.
Coming from Northeim you always drive parallel to the Oder over mostly well-developed dirt roads via Wulften, Hattorf and Pöhlde to Scharzfeld.
Coming from Bad Sachsa you drive on the former federal road 243 via Osterhagen, Bartolfelde and Barbis to Scharzfeld.
The Harz circuit, signposted with the Harz-Hexe cycling, leads through Scharzfeld. The one also runs not far away Weser-Harz-Heide-Radweg.
On foot
The Karst hiking trail south Harz leads on the way of Osterode to Sangerhausen on the northern outskirts of Scharzfeld past.
On the European long-distance footpath E6 one arrives from the high Harz coming from Sieber over the Großer Knollen to Scharzfeld, the path first leads north of the village past the Einhornhöhle and then a few 100 m further east through the neighboring village of Barbis and further to the south-west over Jump around and Duderstadt to Goettingen.
mobility
The place itself is quickly discovered on foot, but for the sights that are not connected to public transport, such as the stone church and the unicorn cave, you either have to be able to walk or have a car.
The responsible authorities are actively involved in ensuring barrier-free access to the sights, so the unicorn cave is accessible from the parking lot with wheelchairs and walking frames, although coping with the footpath and the naturally uneven ground conditions in the cave itself should not be very easy .
Tourist Attractions
Unicorn cave
- Unicorn cave, GeoPark Info Center Einhornhöhle, OT Scharzfeld, 37412 Herzberg am Harz. Tel.: 49(0)55 21 99 75 59, Fax: 49 55 21 99 75 58, Email: [email protected]. Gastronomy (Haus Einhorn) and a small museum.Open: April - October Tue - Sat 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Guided tours every full hour (last 4 p.m.). December 27th until the end of the Lower Saxony. Christmas holidays daily 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. (last tour 2 p.m.).
In the forest above Scharzfeld there is the Einhornhöhle, the largest accessible karst cave in the western Harz, which can be visited as part of guided tours along the 270 m long main route. There is no "date of discovery" for the cave, it has been known to the inhabitants of the region since the Stone Age and has never been forgotten over time.
It was created as a result of the weathering of the dolomite rock, caused by seepage water in the primeval primeval forests above the mountain range. The crack, through which water could first penetrate a crevice, runs once through the ceiling of the cave. The cave was already used by people in the Stone Age, but it was already inhabited earlier - especially by the prehistoric brown bear and other creatures of the time. They are also the ones who, with their remains, caused a big surprise in the scientific investigations that have been carried out for a good 100 years: The cave, which is up to 10 m high in some places, only forms the uppermost part of a much larger cavity in the karst and was over the millions of years are increasingly filled with a layer that consists largely of the remains of numerous large but also small and very small animals. Today this shows up as clay under the feet of the visitors. This clay layer is estimated to be 25–30 meters in some places.
Even before the scientists of the past and present centuries, polymaths were involved in the exploration of the cave and the bones found in it, so the Hanoverian scientist Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646 - 1716) created the myth of the unicorn, which today is the origin of the bone finds in itself and in its existence is refuted, as the namesake and with the image of the unicorn skeleton also as the "logo" of the cave has been preserved to this day.
After visiting the cave you can visit the small museum, which presents some finds from excavations and the history of the exploration of the unicorn cave over the centuries. There is also a large model of the cave and the surrounding area, which clearly shows the dimensions of the cave. With a short hike you can then visit the ceiling collapses of the Blue Grotto, which are, however, largely cordoned off. To do this, after leaving the entrance tunnel, keep to the right after the guided tour and follow a small forest path, signposted with a blue arrow, a few 100 m up the hill to the collapse site. From here, after a short time, you get back on the path to the parking lot.
Hints: Both the access and the exit are via a 100-year-old mined access tunnel, which you have to go through with a slight stoop if you are around 150 centimeters tall. Even later, caution is advised against in the connecting corridors between the individual halls, so that one does not bump one's head on low ceilings. Sturdy shoes are advisable, the clay floor is only partially covered with mesh mats and it is slippery in many places, but damp everywhere. So dirty clothing can be the result of a cave visit. Warm clothing is also strongly recommended, at least a sweater or jacket should be brought with you: inside the cave it is max. 7 ° C warm.
Directions: Signposted in Scharzfeld, approx. 2.5 km uphill on an asphalt driveway that is only open to individual traffic during the opening times of the cave. Forest car park, approx. 300 m walk to Haus Einhorn and the cave.
Scharzfels castle ruins
The is a good twenty minutes' walk from the unicorn cave Scharzfels castle ruins.
Stone church
The stone church is also a cave, but much smaller than the Einhrnhöhle. It is a stone age sacrificial site and was later converted into a church. It is located in the Steinberg, from whose bare summit you have a beautiful view of the Oder Valley, Scharzfeld and the Pöhlder Basin.
More Attractions
activities
- Heated outdoor pool at the campsite
hikes
Various hiking trails lead from Scharzfeld into the western Harz, on which you can find suitable routes for half-day and day hikes:
- On the Harzer Baudenstieg to the Großer Knollen. Signposted from the Einhornhöhle parking lot, approx. 7 km easy route with a good 350 m. On the Großer Knollen there is the Knollenbaude with the Knollenturm, from where you can enjoy a panoramic view of the West Harz, the Brocken and the Wurmberg, but also over the Eichsfeld has.
- Bulb House. Tel.: 49 55 85 222, Email: [email protected]. Open: All year round from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on Mondays.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
There is no explicit nightlife on site, you should rather look for it Bad Lauterberg drive.
accommodation
- Campsite at the log cabin, Bremkestr. 35, 37412 Herzberg am Harz / Scharzfeld. Tel.: 49(0)163 234 0103, Email: [email protected].
- Hotel "Harzer Hof", Harzstrasse 79, 37412 Herzberg am Harz / Scharzfeld. Tel.: 49(0)55 21 99 47 00, Fax: 49(0)55 21 99 47 40, Email: [email protected].
security
health
- The closest primary care hospital is the Herzberg
, Dr.-Frössel-Allee, 37412 Herzberg am Harz. Tel.: 49(0)55 21 86 60.
Practical advice
There is a post office in the bakery on Hauptstrasse.
trips
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Web links
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