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Stadtteil of Wernigerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Photo: Doris Antony, Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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.
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Crags
Around the area are a number of not worthy rock formations. For example the Feuersteinklippe and the Schnarcherklippen.
The highest mountain in the Harz range and the highest mountain in Northern Germany. The quickest way to get to its 1,141m summit is by the Harz Narrow Gauge Train (Brockenbahn). It has a long history. It was built at the end of the 19th century in order to connect the Harz's mineral resources, forestry, and small industries to the rest of an economically rising Germany, as well as to promote the beginnings of tourism. Since 1899 it has been possible for passengers to travel up to the summit. Altogether the narrow gauge railway net is over 130km long.
Climb the Brocken, at over 1,000 metres (3,000 feet) high it is the highest summit in the Harz Mountains.
Catch the steam train up the Brocken.
claims to be the smallest restaurant in the Harz - serves a range of delicious home-made cakes and wide range of coffees and teas, painstakingly prepared. Pick your time because it really is small!
Schierker Feuerstein herbal liqueur, of 35% alcohol by volume
Schierke is on the Brocken Railway, a narrow gauge line that starts in Wernigerode. It is also accessible by road from the B4, the main north-south federal road through the Harz.
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