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The Teufelsmauer (Devil's Wall) is a rock formation made of hard sandstones of the Upper Cretaceous in the northern part of the Harz Foreland in central Germany. This wall of rock runs from Blankenburg (Harz) via Weddersleben and Rieder to Ballenstedt. The most prominent individual rocks of the Teufelsmauer have their own names. The Teufelsmauer near Weddersleben is also called the Adlersklippen ("Eagle Crags").
Many legends and myths have been woven in order to try to explain the unusual rock formation. It was placed under protection as early as 1833 and, in 1852, by the head of the district authority in order to prevent quarrying of the much sought-after sandstone. The Teufelsmauer near Weddersleben has been protected since 1935 as a nature reserve and is thus one of the oldest nature reserves in Germany.
Teufelsmauer is German for "Devil's Wall" and may refer to:
- Teufelsmauer (Harz), a line of rocks in the foreland of the Harz Mountains in central Germany
- Teufelsmauer (Ore Mountains), a rock massif in the valley of the Black Pockau river in eastern Germany
- Teufelsmauer (North Bohemia), a natural monument in Northern Bohemia (Czech Republic)
- A walled part of the Limes, the Roman border fortification in Germania
The Teufelsmauer is a rock massif in the valley of the Black Pockau between Pobershau and Germany's state border with the Czech Republic. It is made of red and gray gneiss. The valley is also known as the Schwarzwasser ("Black Water"). The countryside is very attractive. A channel called the Grüne Graben ("Green Ditch") runs down the western slopes of the valley that used to provide the necessary water for the mines near Pobershau.
The Teufelsmauer is known today for its rock climbing.