Brocken station
Brocken station is the terminus on the summit of the Brocken, the highest mountain in the Harz, in central Germany. It lies in the state of Saxony-Anhalt and is the end point of the Brocken Railway, operated by the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 11:10 AM—5:45 PM
- Type: Station
- Description: railway station on the summit of the Brocken, Germany
- Also known as: “Brocken railway station”
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brocken and Brockenhaus.
Brocken
Brocken, 1,141 m above sea level is the highest summit in the Harz mountains and in the northern part of Germany. Brocken is the German word for boulder and when you see the mountain you realise where the name comes from, as the mountain rises like a cake above the landscape.
Brockenhaus
Museum
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brockenhaus is a museum, which is situated 180 metres northwest of Brocken station.
Brocken Garden
Garden
Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Brocken Garden is an alpine botanical garden on the summit of the Brocken, the highest peak in the Harz mountains of Germany. It lies within the Harz National Park near Wernigerode in the state of Saxony-Anhalt and has a stock of around 1,600 types of plant. Brocken Garden is situated 160 metres south of Brocken station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knochenbrecherkurve and Quitschenhai.
Quitschenhai
Locality
Quitschenhai is a locality, which is situated 3 km southeast of Brocken station.
Schierke
Photo: Gottfried Hoffmann -…, CC BY 3.0.
Schierke is a small spa town, at 600 metres altitude, in the Harz Mountains. It is a popular tourist destination, not least as a base for walks up the Brocken, the highest mountain in the region.
Brocken station
- Categories: Bahnhof (station), last station, top station, building, railway station, and transportation
- Location: Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.7997° or 51° 47′ 59″ northLongitude
10.61793° or 10° 37′ 5″ eastElevation
1,130 metres (3,707 feet)Levels
1Operator
Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH - HSBUIC ID
8017004Open location code
9F3GQJX9+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 35271861OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedGeoNames ID
2943990Wikidata ID
Q387623
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Brocken station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Station Brocken”
- French: “gare du Brocken”
- French: “Le Brocken”
- German: “Bahnhof Brocken”
- German: “Brocken”
- German: “Brockenbahnhof”
- German: “Endstation Brocken”
- Indonesian: “Brocken”
- Italian: “stazione del Brocken”
- Italian: “Stazione del Brocken”
- Japanese: “ブロッケン”
- Japanese: “ブロッケン駅”
- Romanian: “Brocken”
- Spanish: “Brocken”
- “Brocken”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brockenkuppe and Taternstoß.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Fahrkartenausgabe & Shop Brocken and Der Brockenwirt.
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