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The game rules

Blue stamp box

 

**What is the Blue Stamp Box?**

The Blue Stamp Box is part of a special community project by the **Department of Harz Monasteries in the Harz Tourism Association e. V.** and the **Harzer Wandernadel**. It travels during the summer through several monasteries in the Harz – from **June to September**. You can find it on event days in **Wöltingerode, Walkenried, Brunshausen, Michaelstein** and **Drübeck**.

You can find out exactly where the box is located in good time on the website  or directly at the participating monasteries.

**How can I collect the stamps?**

You enter the blue special stamps into the **Harz Hiking Badge Companion Booklet for the Harz Monastery Trail**. At the end of the booklet, you’ll find space for the stamp fields of the five monasteries.
Important: Only the stamps from the **blue special stamp box with the year and monastery location** count.

If you don’t have the companion booklet with you, you can also collect the stamps in the **regular Harz Hiking Badge stamp booklet**. Many monasteries offer the matching booklets directly on site.

**When is the blue box accessible?**

The box is accessible throughout the day on the specified event day or event weekend, within core hours from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

**Do I have to pay an entrance fee to stamp?**

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the special stamp box is accessible free of charge.

**What do I get for the 5 stamps?**

Once you have collected at least 5 different stamps, you can get the special badge of the Harz Monasteries from the Harz Hiking Badge (www.harzer-wandernadel.de) in Blankenburg. You will receive an artistically crafted brass badge in blue and silver, designed in the style of a Gothic monastery window. (Retail price €5.50)

 

Participating monasteries

 

**Cistercian Museum Walkenried Monastery**