Editing Harz (section)

=== Towers, palaces and castles ===
The high elevation of many places in the Harz has been used to advantage to erect [[transmission tower|transmission]] or [[observation tower]]s. These include the [[Carlshaushöhe]] near [[Trautenstein]], the observation tower on the [[Großer Knollen]] or the [[Josephskreuz]].
In historical times, high ridges and spurs were used as sites for fortified castles (''Burgen''). In the Harz these include [[Falkenstein Castle (Harz)|Falkenstein Castle]], where Eike von Repkow probably drew up the ''[[Sachsenspiegel]]'', the most important [[legal code]] of the [[History of Germany#Middle Ages|German Middle Ages]], [[Hohnstein Castle (Harz)|Hohnstein Castle]] near Neustadt/Harz, [[Lauenburg Castle]] near Stecklenberg, [[Plessenburg]] and [[Stecklenburg]], as well as the ruined castles of [[Harzburg]], [[Anhalt Castle|Anhalt]], [[Königsburg]], [[Scharzfels Castle|Scharzfels]]. 
In addition to these defensive structures, palatial castles (''[[Schloss|Schlösser]]'') were also built, such as [[Herzberg Castle]], [[Blankenburg Castle (Harz)|Blankenburg Castle]], [[Stolberg Castle]] and [[Wernigerode Castle]].