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title: "Gaußstein Osterberg"
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description: "The listed stone stands on the Osterberg around 52 meters above sea level in the Nienburg district of Langendamm. It was erected there in 1863 at the point that was used as a trigonometric triangulation point for surveying the Kingdom of Hanover.The Osterberg was used for surveying by the geodesists Georg Wilhelm Müller and Joseph Gauss, son of Carl Friedrich Gauss. Officers of the Royal Hanoverian Army erected a sandstone pillar at the measuring point in 1863. It bears the inscription \"Königl Hannov Landes Vermessg\". The Osterberg is a beautiful heath landscape that can be used for walks and Nordic walking."
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Gaußstein Osterberg
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- Sculpture
- Monument

The Osterberg Gauss Stone in Nienburg is located in a wooded area next to an informational sign.

The Gauss Stone in the forest near Nienburg, surrounded by grass, with a rusty metal fence in the background.

A commemorative plaque with a historical inscription about King William I of Hanover, surrounded by dense forest vegetation.

A vast heathland landscape with a blue sky, white clouds, and a forest in the background. A grassy path on the left.

Triangulation point for the survey of the Kingdom of Hanover in the years 1821-1844 (Gaussian land survey).

The listed stone stands on the Osterberg around 52 meters above sea level in the Nienburg district of Langendamm. It was erected there in 1863 at the point that was used as a trigonometric triangulation point for surveying the Kingdom of Hanover.

The Osterberg was used for surveying by the geodesists Georg Wilhelm Müller and Joseph Gauss, son of Carl Friedrich Gauss. Officers of the Royal Hanoverian Army erected a sandstone pillar at the measuring point in 1863. It bears the inscription "Königl Hannov Landes Vermessg".

The Osterberg is a beautiful heath landscape that can be used for walks and Nordic walking.

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Author

Mittelweser-Touristik GmbHLange Straße 18

31582 Nienburg/Weser

Organization

Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH

License (master data)

Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH

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- Tours
    
    5.10 km
    
    
    - Nordic walking
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    2.80 km
    
    
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    1.80 km
    
    
    - Nordic walking

Contact

Osterberg

31582 Nienburg (Weser)