Of cliffs, grandparents, hunters and cholera

Christina/ April 23, 2022/ The daily grind

This sunday we are on the move in the Nördliches Harzvorland. We want to expand our stamp collection and decided on the stamp stations around Lutter am Barenberg, Wallmoden and Bodenstein. On our way we take a seat on a stone sofa, visit grandma and grandpa and take up the track of the hunters, make a stopover at the cholera graveyard and end up at a quarry.

Up from the sofa into the cliffs!
We start at the Schmiedeteich (L498) where we collect our fist stamp. It’s the number nine of the series. Being here we decide to pay a visit to the Bodensteiner Klippen. This cliffs really looks like a sofa and that’s why the stones are pretty worn off because of all the sitting visitors.

Back from the cliffs we move on to visit grandma and grandpa – two oak trees that are over 250 years old. The mark number eight on our stamp list. In awe-stricken silence we allow ourselves for some tea and then move on.

Good hunting
We have another historic sight on our stamp list: A historic inn from the early 19th century. It is the hunter’s home close to Sehlde, which is the number 12 of the stamps at the same time. Unfortunately the house is closed to the public and can only be booked for family celebrations. We decide to be on target for our next stop: the Cholera cemetery close to Ringelheim. This place literally lies in the back of beyond. However, the former castle of Ringelheim is close by.

There is not much to see anyway, just a big linden tree and a gravestone. For safety reasons the persons who died because of cholera were buried outside of the village.

Castle Ringelheim
We have some time left to take a look at the former castle of Ringelheim and its park created in an English style. Well, it is not possible to go inside, neither into the cloister church nor into the castle. We take a look into the park – I guess it looks better in summer when all the flowers and trees are blooming. It’s chilly though today, therefore we move on and head for the quarry of Ostlutter.

The height of the sandstone industry
Our last station for today is Lutter am Barenberge. This place was not only the scene of a historic battle from the Thirty Years’ War but also for the height of the sandstone industry. This is the spot where the former sandstone Ostlutter (station no. 10) used to be. From the former splendor there is only deep canyons and lofty rocks left. It is a nice place and a successful end of our stamp tour.

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