Brockentor

Brockentor is a peak in , , . Brockentor is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brocken and Harz.

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, 1,141 m above sea level is the highest summit in the mountains and in the northern part of Germany. 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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The is a low mountain range in the Central Uplands of , famous for its historic silver mines that brought prosperity to the region and to the Electorate of Hanover.

Museum
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The is a building on the summit of the Mount in the Harz Mountains in , . It serves as a visitor center of the Harz National Park and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schierke and Torfhaus.

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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.

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is a village in the borough of the mining town of Altenau in the Harz mountains of and lies at a height of about 800 m above sea level.

Village
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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.

Brockentor

Latitude
51.7892° or 51° 47′ 21″ north
Longitude
10.6297° or 10° 37′ 47″ east
Open location code
9F3GQJQH+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1429157126
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q31551143
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Brockentor” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Brockentor”
  • Dutch: “Brockentor”
  • German: “Brockentor”
  • “Brockentor”

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