Braunlage

Braunlage () is a town and health resort in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony in Germany. Situated within the Harz mountain range, south of the Brocken massif, Braunlage's main business is tourism, particularly skiing. Nearby ski resorts include the Sonnenberg and the slopes on the Wurmberg.

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German place.type: Stadt
German place.image_photo: Braunlage 04.jpg
German place.image_caption: Braunlage with the Wurmberg mountain behind
German place.image_coa: Wappen Braunlage.svg
German place.image_plan: Braunlage in GS.svg
German place.state: Lower Saxony
German place.district: Goslar
German place.elevation: 560
German place.area: 31.65
German place.postal_code: 38700
German place.area_code: 05520
German place.licence: GS, BRL, CLZ
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 03 1 53 016
German place.divisions: 3 districts
German place.mayor: Wolfgang Langer
German place.leader_term: 2019–24

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Braunlage
Population: 5495
Area: 31.65
Elevation: 620
Official website: www.braunlage.city
Image: Braunlage 04.jpg
Dialing code: 05520
Licence plate code: CLZ

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Commons category: Braunlage
postal code: 38700
P8168: factory
hashtag: Braunlage

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Geography
Districts
Transportation
Climate
History
Demographics
Politics
Town council
Culture and sights
Sports
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== Geography == Braunlage is located on the Warme Bode, a headstream of the river Bode, close to the border with Elend in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. The municipal area stretches along the south-eastern rim of the Harz National Park from an elevation of up to at the summit of the Wurmberg. Other peaks in the vicinity include the Achtermannshöhe and the Hahnenklee Crags.