HWN 9944 - Brockengarten

HWN 9944 - Brockengarten is in Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt. HWN 9944 - Brockengarten is situated nearby to Brocken station, as well as near the monitoring station Wetterstation Brocken.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brocken and Brocken Garden.

Brocken

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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.

Brocken Garden

Garden

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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 130 metres south of HWN 9944 - Brockengarten.

Brocken station

Station

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knochenbrecherkurve and Quitschenhai.

Knochenbrecherkurve

Locality

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Knochenbrecherkurve is a locality.

Quitschenhai

Locality

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Quitschenhai is a locality, which is situated 3 km southeast of HWN 9944 - Brockengarten.

Schierke

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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.

HWN 9944 - Brockengarten

Type: Tourism
Category: tourist attraction
Location: Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.79937° or 51° 47′ 58″ north

Longitude

10.61806° or 10° 37′ 5″ east

Operator

Harzer Wandernadel

Open location code

9F3GQJX9+P6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7954485259

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=checkpoint

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Highlights include Brocken and Wetterstation Brocken.

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