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Lichtenstein
Lichtenstein. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Lichtenstein is a hill, 260.9 m above sea level (NHN), in the southwestern Harz Foreland. It rises near Osterode am Harz in the Lower Saxon county of Göttingen.

There is a formation of Lower Bunter sandstone on the hill as well as the remains of Lichtenstein Castle. It is also the site of the Lichtenstein Cave.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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