Saxony-Anhalt
Harz
Oberharz am Brocken

Elend

Elend is a district of the town of in the , in , . It lies in the Bode valley in the High Harz in central Germany, at a height of 505 m above NN.
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  • Type: Village with 544 residents
  • Description: district of the town of Oberharz am Brocken in the Harz District, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
  • Also known as: “Elend, Saxony-Anhalt”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Protestant church in Elend (Harz) and Elend railway station.

Church
Photo: kassandro, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Railway station
Photo: BjörnT, Public domain.

Nature reserve
Photo: Puusterke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schierke and Drei Annen Hohne.

Photo: Gottfried Hoffmann -…, CC BY 3.0.
is a small spa town, at 600 metres altitude, in the . It is a popular tourist destination, not least as a base for walks up the Brocken, the highest mountain in the region.

Hamlet
is the name of a small settlement within the municipal area of in , . The place is located about 9 km southwest of the town within the mountains, on the northeastern edge of the Harz National Park. is situated 4½ km northeast of Elend.

Photo: Kassandro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and health resort in the district of in . Situated within the mountain range, south of the massif, 's main business is tourism, particularly skiing.

Elend

Latitude
51.74407° or 51° 44′ 39″ north
Longitude
10.68411° or 10° 41′ 3″ east
Population
544
Elevation
500 metres (1,640 feet)
Open location code
9F3GPMVM+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240070338
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2931204
Wiki­data ID
Q700552
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Elend” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Elend”
  • Aragonese: “Elend”
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  • Asturian: “Elend”
  • Bashkir: “Эленд”
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  • Chechen: “Эленд”
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  • French: “Elend”
  • Friulian: “Elend”
  • Galician: “Elend”
  • German: “Elend (Harz)”
  • German: “Elend i. H.”
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  • Italian: “Elend”
  • Japanese: “エーレント”
  • Kazakh: “Élend”
  • Kazakh: “Эленд”
  • Kazakh: “ەلەند”
  • Kirghiz: “Эленд”
  • Kongo: “Elend”
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  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Elend”
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  • Occitan (post 1500): “Elend”
  • Persian: “الند (زاکسونی-آنهالت)”
  • Persian: “الند”
  • Picard: “Elend”
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  • Romansh: “Elend”
  • Russian: “Эленд”
  • Sardinian: “Elend”
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  • Swedish: “Elend”
  • Swiss German: “Elend”
  • Tatar: “Эленд”
  • Uzbek: “Elend”
  • Uzbek: “Еленд”
  • Venetian: “Elend”
  • Vietnamese: “Elend, Harz”
  • Vietnamese: “Elend”
  • Vlaams: “Elend”
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  • Walloon: “Elend”
  • Welsh: “Elend”
  • Wolof: “Elend”
  • Zulu: “Elend”

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