Brocken

Brocken, 1,141 m above sea level is the highest summit in the 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.
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  • Peak rising to 1,141 metres (3,743 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Brockenberg”
  • Description: highest mountain of the Harz Mountains in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
  • Also known as
    “Brocken Mountain”
    “The Brocken”
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Places of Interest

Discover Brocken Garden and Königsberg.
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Garden
The is an alpine botanical garden…
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Peak
The is a neighbouring peak of the Brocken…
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Peak
The is a subsidiary peak of the highest…

Localities in the Area

Discover Knochenbrecherkurve and Quitschenhai.
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Locality
is a locality.
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Locality
is a locality.

Brocken

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Latitude
51.7991° or 51° 47′ 57″ north
Longitude
10.6156° or 10° 36′ 56″ east
Open location code
9F3GQJX8+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26862634
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = peak
Geo­Names ID
2943991
Wiki­data ID
Q155721

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Brocken” goes by many names.
BrockenAfrikaans
جبل بروكنArabic
BrockenAragonese
ԲրոկենArmenian
BrockenBasque
БрокенBelarusian
BrockenCatalan
BrockenCebuano
Brocken (tumoy sa bukid)Cebuano
布罗肯峰Chinese
布羅肯峰Chinese
BrockenCzech
BloksbjergDanish
BrockenDutch
جبل بروكنEgyptian Arabic
BlokmontoEsperanto
BrockenEsperanto
Blocksbergi mägiEstonian
BrockenEstonian
BrockenFrench
Mont BlocksbergFrench
Mont BrockenFrench
BlocksbergGerman
BrockenGerman
ברוקןHebrew
BrockenHungarian
BlokksbjargIcelandic
BrockenInterlingue
BrockenItalian
Monte BlocksbergItalian
Monte BrockenItalian
ブロッケン山Japanese
BrockenLadin
mons BructerusLatin
Mons ruptusLatin
BrokenasLithuanian
Brokeno kalnasLithuanian
BrockenLombard
BrockenLow German
BrockenNorwegian
BlocksbiergNorwegian Bokmål
BlokksbergNorwegian Bokmål
BloksbergNorwegian Bokmål
BrockenNorwegian Bokmål
BlokksbergNorwegian Nynorsk
BrockenNorwegian Nynorsk
BrockenOccitan (post 1500)
بروکنPersian
بروکن (کوه)Persian
BrockenPolish
BrockenPortuguese
БлоксбергRussian
БрокенRussian
БроккенRussian
BrockenSlovak
BrockenSlovenian
BrockenSpanish
BlocksbergSwahili
BrockenSwedish
Brocken DağıTurkish
БрокенUkrainian
БроккенUkrainian
BrockenUpper Sorbian
BrockenVenetian
BrockenWelsh

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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