Rübeland

View from Schornsteinberg of the village

Rübeland is a village in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 2004, it has been given the additional description of Höhlenort ("cave site"). The sub-districts of Rübeland are , Kaltes Tal, Kreuztal and . Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Oberharz am Brocken and has 959 inhabitants.

Location[]

Rübeland lies in the Harz mountains on the river Bode. The Rübeland Railway and B 27 federal road run through it, a link road to the B 81 branching off in the centre of the village. South of the village stretches the Rappbode Reservoir.

Places of interest[]

• Schornsteinberg, a viewing point on a crag with excellent views of the valley and the village. Checkpoint no. 89 in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network.

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rübeland.

• Höhlenort Rübeland
• Rübeland Cave Games
• Information on the Rübeland Lime Works by Fels-Werke

Coordinates: 51°45′20″N 10°50′48″E / 51.75569°N 10.84660°E / 51.75569; 10.84660

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