Stecklenberg

Stecklenberg
Stadtteil of Thale
Coat of arms
Location of Stecklenberg
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Coordinates: 51°44′N 11°5′E / 51.733°N 11.083°E / 51.733; 11.083
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Harz
Town	Thale
Area
• Total	5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Elevation	265 m (869 ft)
Population  (2006-12-31)
• Total	663
• Density	111/km2 (287/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06507
Dialling codes	03947
Vehicle registration	HZ

Stecklenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛklənbɛʁk]) is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 23 November 2009, it is part of the town Thale.

The Glockenstein is a granite block in the shape of a bell that was probably used in prehistoric times as an Old Germanic cult site. Today it is checkpoint 73 on the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network.¹