Morgenbrodshäu

Morgenbrodshäu is a forest in Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt. Morgenbrodshäu is situated nearby to the locality Eckerquerung, as well as near Brockenplateau.

Places of Interest

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.

Königsberg

Peak

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The Königsberg is a neighbouring peak of the Brocken and, at 1033.5 m above sea level the third highest elevation in the Harz mountains. It lies on a long ridge that runs from southeast to northwest about 1.5 km south of the Brocken's summit.