Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Halle (Saale), Germany

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 3.4 km
Ascend 82 m
Descend 111 m

Experience Halle (Saale) in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Halle (Saale)

Sight 1: Albert Müller

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A Stolperstein is a ten-centimetre (3.9 in) concrete cube bearing a brass plate inscribed with the name and life dates of victims of Nazi extermination or persecution. Literally, it means 'stumbling stone' and metaphorically 'stumbling block'.

Wikipedia: Stolperstein (EN)

772 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: Galgenberg

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The Galgenberg is a two-peaked elevation in the northern part of the district-free city of Halle (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt and represents the highest point in the city area at 134.2 m above sea level as part of its northwestern kuppe, Großer Galgenberg. Its south-eastern summit, Kleiner Galgenberg, is 129.6 m above sea level.

Wikipedia: Galgenberg (Halle) (DE)

902 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: Totenkopfaffenhaus

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Squirrel monkeys are New World monkeys of the genus Saimiri. Saimiri is the only genus in the subfamily Saimirinae. The name of the genus is of Tupi origin and was also used as an English name by early researchers.

Wikipedia: Squirrel monkey (EN)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Krokodilhaus

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Krokodilhaus Leigh Bedford / CC BY 2.0

Crocodiles or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. The term crocodile is sometimes used even more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia, which includes the alligators and caimans, the gharial and false gharial among other extinct taxa.

Wikipedia: Crocodile (EN)

130 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Zoologischer Garten

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Zoologischer Garten unbekannt / Logo

Halle Zoo, also known as Halle Mountain Zoo, was established in 1901 on the 130-metre-high Reilsberg in the north of Halle (Saale) in the Giebichenstein district. With a total area of nine hectares, it is one of the smaller zoos. However, due to its structure in several levels around the mountain, the terrain appears much larger than it actually is.

Wikipedia: Zoologischer Garten Halle (Saale) (DE), Website

17 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Ameisenbären

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Anteaters are the four extant mammal species in the suborder Vermilingua, commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together with sloths, they are within the order Pilosa. The name "anteater" is also commonly applied to the aardvark, numbat, echidnas, and pangolins, although they are not closely related to them.

Wikipedia: Anteater (EN)

126 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Goldtakine

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The bharal, also called the blue sheep, is a caprine native to the high Himalayas. It is the only member of the genus Pseudois. It occurs in India, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. The Helan Mountains of Ningxia have the highest concentration of bharal in the world, with 15 bharals per km2 and 30,000 in total.

Wikipedia: Bharal (EN)

18 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: Reilsberg

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Reilsberg

The Reilsberg is a 130.4 m high mountain peak in the northern city of Halle (Saale) and the second highest point in the city on the right of the Saale, along with the 134.2 m above sea level.

Wikipedia: Reilsberg (DE)

230 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Steinböcke

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The West Caucasian tur is a mountain-dwelling goat-antelope native to the western half of the Caucasus Mountains range, in Georgia and European Russia. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, as the wild population is estimated to be between 5,000 and 6,000 individuals.

Wikipedia: West Caucasian tur (EN)

131 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Mähnenspringer

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MähnenspringerRei at English Wikipedia. Picture taken by Rei in July 2006. / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Barbary sheep, also known as aoudad, is a species of caprine native to rocky mountains in North Africa. While this is the only species in genus Ammotragus, six subspecies have been described. Although it is rare in its native North Africa, it has been introduced to North America, southern Europe, and elsewhere. It is also known in the Berber language as waddan or arwi, and in former French territories as the mouflon.

Wikipedia: Barbary sheep (EN)

160 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Elefanten

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The African bush elephant, also known as the African savanna elephant, is one of two extant African elephant species and one of three extant elephant species. It is the largest living terrestrial animal, with bulls reaching an average shoulder height of 3.04–3.36 metres (10.0–11.0 ft) and a body mass of 5.2–6.9 tonnes (11,500–15,200 lb), with the largest recorded specimen having a shoulder height of 3.96 metres (13.0 ft) and a body mass of 10.4 tonnes (22,900 lb).

Wikipedia: African bush elephant (EN)

836 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 12: Burg Giebichenstein - Oberburg

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Giebichenstein Castle is a castle in Giebichenstein district of Halle (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is part of the Romanesque Road.

Wikipedia: Giebichenstein Castle (EN)

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