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Originating from the seabed, the Karstlandschaft Südharz biosphere reserve today consists partly of gypsum rock.

The Goitzsche Landscape Park is located on the man-made Pouch peninsula in the Great Goitzsche Lake near Bitterfeld-Wolfen.

The oldest surviving building in Magdeburg is the Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen.

The landmark of the town of Landsberg, the double chapel "Sanctae Crucis", is visible from afar on a hilltop.

For more than 20 years, ‘The Green Citadel of Magdeburg’, a building designed by artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, stands in the centre of the state capital.

As early as the 10th century, Memleben, with its monastery and imperial palace, was at the centre of European history under the rule of the Ottonian dynasty.

The Colbitz-Letzlinger Heide - the largest contiguous heathland area in Central Europe - stretches north of Magdeburg.

The largest UNESCO Global Geopark in Germany is the Geopark Harz-Braunschweiger-Land-Ostfalen.

Due to the particularly mild climate on the edge of the Harz region, Suderode was awarded the title of "Bad" in 1914.

Covering more than 35,000 square metres, Memleben Adventure Park combines a zoo and a leisure park.

The Heinrich Schütz House in Weißenfels is dedicated to the life and work of the famous composer Heinrich Schütz.

Braunsbedra, situated on the southern shore of Lake Geiseltal, can look back on over 1,000 years of history.

The Harz narrow-gauge railways consist of 25 steam locomotives that run on a network of around 140 kilometres in the Harz Mountains.

The town of Zeitz is home to two architectural gems: Moritzburg Cathedral and Castle.