Selke Valley
The river Selke, a right-bank tributary of the Bode, rises on the south side of the Ramberg (582m/1,910ft), a granite massif in the Unterharz, near the old mining town of Harzgerode. The Selke valley is less deeply indented than that of the Bode, with considerable stretches of wide flat meadowland.
Many place-names (Selkemühle, Schneidemühle, Silberhütte, Stahlhammer, Kupferhammer, etc.) bear witness to the harnessing of the Selke in earlier days to provide water power for the smelting of metal ores and the production of hardware.
Many place-names (Selkemühle, Schneidemühle, Silberhütte, Stahlhammer, Kupferhammer, etc.) bear witness to the harnessing of the Selke in earlier days to provide water power for the smelting of metal ores and the production of hardware.
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Burg Falkenstein
A few kilometers above the Selke River's emergence from the Harz, high above the valley, rises Burg Falkenstein. Here in the 13th C. Eike von Repgow wrote the "Sachsenspiegel," the oldest German code of laws.
There is a museum in Burg Falkenstein depicting the history of hunting (exhibition of hunting weapons ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day).
There is a museum in Burg Falkenstein depicting the history of hunting (exhibition of hunting weapons ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day).
Hours
April 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
November 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 |
Always closed on:
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Selketalbahn
The Selketalbahn is a narrow-gauge steam railroad running between Gernrode and Harzgerode.
