The best dog-friendly hikes and walks in the Kyffhäuserkreis

The Jewish cemetery in Sondershausen could be established when the modern Jewish community was founded in the city at the end of the 17th century: in 1699, the area for a Jewish burial site south of the city on the Spatenberg was purchased. The "protected Jew" of the time, Alexander Cantor, acquired the property. The oldest gravestones (from the early 18th century) are located on the area to the left of the entrance gate (approx. 25 rows of graves). On the area to the right of the gate, there are seven rows of newer gravestones from the years 1885 to 1939; the last burial was in 1939 (Selma Baruch). The older gravestones are predominantly made of local shell limestone. There are approximately 180 burial sites. The cemetery area - in the shape of a triangle - covers about 33 ares. A cemetery hall / Taharahaus was present (demolished in 1988). In 1988, a memorial stone was erected at the site of the demolished cemetery hall - the inscription reads: "In silent remembrance of our murdered brothers and sisters 1933-1945". The cemetery was desecrated in August 1990, April 1997, December 2003, and August 2014. Location: South of the city on the Spatenberg; continuation of Possenallee / south of Heinrich-Cotta-Weg

Beautiful suspension bridge completed in 2019. It is 180 meters long and 23 meters high. The maximum passage width is 0.85 meters. A highlight, in my opinion, is the "Brüchenbuch", where you can document your impressions. The signage and parking facilities leave something to be desired.

Good location near the lake

Above SDH, these remarkable memorial and marker stones can be seen. Furthermore, everyone has beautiful views over SDH and in the direction of the Kyffhäuser Mountains.

A true masterpiece of architecture. But they have a real sense of humor in Sondershausen. They make you walk up the steep hill to the tower, and then they say, "The key is in the forester's lodge." Exactly my kind of humor 😝😅

Beautiful path, but an almost endless climb.

A small, inconspicuous memorial erected in honor of Lieutenant Pilot Mikhail Vladimirovich Rybalko. On September 27, 1979, during a reconnaissance flight, the then 22-year-old Soviet Air Force pilot's MiG-21 fighter jet encountered engine problems at an altitude of approximately 800 meters between Bad Frankenhausen and Sondershausen. Although Rybalko received clear radio orders to eject, he did not use the ejection seat. Instead, he pulled the already burning aircraft over the Borntal residential area of Sondershausen with his last remaining speed, as otherwise the aircraft would have crashed there pilotless. The plane crashed about 400 meters from the last apartment blocks on the slope in the Possenwald forest, killing Rybalko.

When we finally arrived at the roundabout, we were amazed and delighted by the magnificent view. The Sondershausen roundabout is a semicircular structure built in 1910, with a World War II memorial dedicated in 1929, located on the Hainleite ridge. Located at 390 meters above sea level, it serves as a vantage point, including views of Sondershausen's town center and the Harz Mountains.