Stecklenberg

Stadtteil of Thale in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Stecklenberg

51°44′N 11°5′E / 51.733°N 11.083°E / 51.733; 11.083CountryGermanyStateSaxony-AnhaltDistrictHarz TownThaleArea

• Total5.98 km² (2.31 sq mi)Elevation

265 m (869 ft)Population

(2006-12-31)

• Total663 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

06507

Dialling codes03947Vehicle registrationHZ

Stecklenberg is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 23 November 2009, it is part of the town Thale.

Sights

The Glockenstein is a granite block in the shape of a bell that was probably used in prehistoric times as an Old Germanic cult site. Today it is checkpoint 73 on the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network.^[1]