Rogenstein on the Nussberg

The Braunschweig Nußberg is a wooded ridge running north-south and 93 metres high, located just outside the eastern ring road area. It covers an area approx. 900 metres long and approx. 200 metres wide. Its western side slopes down towards the city into the grounds of Prinz Albrecht Park and Franzsche Feld.  

The Nussberg probably got its name in the 13th century from the first owner of the quarry on the Nussberg, a patrician called "Nottberg". This area was once made up of so-called Rogenstein, which was well suited to building activities in the Middle Ages. This stone was used for several buildings in the town, including St James' Church and the monastery in Riddagshausen.

The Rogenstein in Braunschweig on the Nußberg should normally lie at a depth of several hundred metres, but it was transported upwards over long periods of time through an underlying salt dome and came to the surface on Braunschweig's Nußberg. There it was mined until the 18th century to a depth that was possible with the help of technical aids of the time. The former quarry was excavated to a height of 1.5 metres in December 2007. This excavation shows that the layers of rock in this Rogenstein are steeply inclined and the rock sequence of the Braunschweig Rogenstein can be seen in part.