Harz

The Harz (), also called the Harz Mountains, is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart (hill forest). The name Hercynia derives from a Celtic name and could refer to other mountain forests, but has also been applied to the geology of the Harz. The Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz with an elevation of above sea level. The Wurmberg () is the highest peak located entirely within the sta

German district in Saxony-Anhalt

thumb|Fibula (brooch)|Fibula found in [[Mühlhausen, 4th/5th century AD]] thumb|Ancient Germanic bone comb, Thuringia The Thuringi, or Thuringians were a Germanic people who lived in their own kingdom in what is now Central Germany. They are first mentioned in written records starting in the fifth century, during a period when the Huns were the most influential force in Central Europe and the Western Roman Empire lost control of this region. The kingdom was not mentioned during the reign of Attila (reigned 434–453), or during the conflicts between the small kingdoms which formed immediately aft

national park of Germany

Harzer cheese is a German sour milk cheese made from low fat curd cheese, which originates in the Harz mountain region south of Braunschweig.

subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1291 to 1617 AD

1826 travel book by Heinrich Heine

western and higher part of the Harz mountain range in central Germany

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plateau above the Bode Gorge in the Harz Mountains in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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lake in Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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ravine in Hasserode, Germany