Brocken House

The Brocken House 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 .
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  • Opening hours: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: brockenhaus@t-online.de
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: building at the summit of Brocken, Germany
  • Also known as: “Brockenhaus” and “Nationalpark-Besucherzentrum Brockenhaus”
  • Address: Brockenplateau, Wernigerode
  • Roof shape: dome
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brocken and Brockenuhr.

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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.

Photo: Kaschkawalturist, GPL.
is situated 150 metres south of Brocken House.

Garden
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The is an alpine botanical garden on the summit of the , the highest peak in the Harz mountains of . It lies within the Harz National Park near in the state of and has a stock of around 1,600 types of plant. is situated 280 metres southeast of Brocken House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knochenbrecherkurve and Quitschenhai.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Brocken House.

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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.

Brocken House

Latitude
51.80047° or 51° 48′ 2″ north
Longitude
10.61559° or 10° 36′ 56″ east
Levels
5
Operator
Nationalpark Harz
Open location code
9F3GRJ28+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 122044051
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­dome
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q42172925
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Japanese—“Brocken House” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brockenhaus Nationalpark-Besucherzentrum and HWN 009 - Brockenhaus.

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