Mountain · Germany · Saxony-Anhalt
Brocken
The Harz mountains' highest peak, reached by a historic steam railway.
Free to enter about 4 h
For storytellers
Why Brocken matters
The Brocken is the highest peak of the Harz, famous in German folklore and in Goethe's Faust as a gathering place of witches. A narrow-gauge steam train climbs to the summit, and the weather up there is often misty and wild.
Talking points
- Folklore links it to witches
- A steam train runs to the summit
- The weather is often foggy
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