The Gänseschnabel is a natural monument north of Ilfeld in Thuringia , Germany. It is a striking, free-standing rock pillar made of porphyry , which resembles the beak of a goose (or duck) and from which there is a comprehensive view of the Behre valley looking towards Netzkater .
1-563: There is a legend connected with the Gänseschnabel about a spellbound goose girl who had fallen in love with a monk from the monastery at Ilfeld. A witch went to transform the monk in a rock when he waved to her from the other side of the valley. As the goose girl burst into tears, the witch turned her to stone as well. 51°35′7.98″N 10°47′32.69″E / 51.5855500°N 10.7924139°E / 51.5855500; 10.7924139 This Nordhausen district location article
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