Ilsenburg (Harz): Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Ilsenburg Abbey is the former Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter and Paul and is located on the Romanesque Road. Its Romanesque church building dates from the 12th century and is associated with the Hirsau School. For visitors interested in history and architectural culture, the abbey is a specific destination. You can rent a holiday apartment in Ilsenburg (Harz).

Geographical Location

Ilsenburg (Harz) lies on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains in Saxony-Anhalt, at the foot of the Brocken in the Ilse Valley. As a state-recognised health resort, the town is geared towards nature-based recreation there.

Ilsenburg belongs to the Harz and Harz Foreland travel region in the Harz district of Saxony-Anhalt.

Culture and Surroundings

Ettersberg, Hasselkopf, Sachsenberg, Kleiner Brocken and Schanzenburg are located in the surroundings of Ilsenburg (Harz). Osterwieck, the Protestant Church of St. Stephen, and Benzingerode, Village Church, are also located there.

The further local overview includes Darlingerode and Drübeck.

The Königsburg castle ruins are located in the wider regional surroundings of Ilsenburg (Harz).

Getting There

Ilsenburg is just a few minutes from the B6 and B244 federal roads.

Nature

A circular hike from Ilsenburg leads through dense forests to the Ilsestein, continuing via Plessenburg and Ferdinandstein and returning through the Ilse Valley.

The Ilse Valley is characterised by rock formations and the clear water of the Ilse and forms the natural centre of the town's surroundings.

Cycling

Cycling around Ilsenburg includes paved and unpaved paths through forests, river valleys and open foreland between the Ilse Valley and the foothills of the Harz Mountains.

For the higher-level travel overview: Harz.

Other Destinations

Other places within the same destination:

Falkenstein/Harz, Hedersleben, Güntersberge, Quedlinburg, Halberstadt, Thale.