Wernigerode the Heart of the Harz, Wernigerode, Germany
In Germany, you don鈥檛 have to look very far before you find a fairy tale village! If you have to, you鈥檙e clearly doing something wrong!
The Harz Mountains of northern Germany are shrouded in mystique and legends of witches and warlocks cavorting about with the Devil himself up at the Brocken on Walpurgisnacht (April 30th) every year. In the center of it all, along the聽German Timber-Frame Road聽(Deutsche Fachwerkstra脽e) is the exquisitely picturesque town of Wernigerode. With a plethora of more聽half-timbered houses, it was a no brainer that we would hit up this quaint little town in Saxony-Anhalt.
Wernigerode is also the main pick up point for hoppin鈥� aboard the聽Harzquerbahn railway, the historic steam trains that chug-a-lugs their way through the Harz Mountains up to the Brocken.
It鈥檚 unknown when or why the town was founded. Like most of the towns in this area, the town prospered because of the surrounding silver and copper mines. The first area to be settled was Klint, where a castle once stood which was later demolished. At the time of the first settlement, there was an ancient forest which needed to be 鈥渃leared鈥�, hence the suffix 鈥撀爎ode聽on the town鈥檚 name 鈥� a common theme you鈥檒l find in the names of many towns in the area. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
The Harz Mountains of northern Germany are shrouded in mystique and legends of witches and warlocks cavorting about with the Devil himself up at the Brocken on Walpurgisnacht (April 30th) every year. In the center of it all, along the聽German Timber-Frame Road聽(Deutsche Fachwerkstra脽e) is the exquisitely picturesque town of Wernigerode. With a plethora of more聽half-timbered houses, it was a no brainer that we would hit up this quaint little town in Saxony-Anhalt.
Wernigerode is also the main pick up point for hoppin鈥� aboard the聽Harzquerbahn railway, the historic steam trains that chug-a-lugs their way through the Harz Mountains up to the Brocken.
It鈥檚 unknown when or why the town was founded. Like most of the towns in this area, the town prospered because of the surrounding silver and copper mines. The first area to be settled was Klint, where a castle once stood which was later demolished. At the time of the first settlement, there was an ancient forest which needed to be 鈥渃leared鈥�, hence the suffix 鈥撀爎ode聽on the town鈥檚 name 鈥� a common theme you鈥檒l find in the names of many towns in the area. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Wernigerode the Heart of the Harz
Guide Location: Germany » Wernigerode
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lorelei Frey
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Guide Location: Germany » Wernigerode
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lorelei Frey
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Rathaus
- Markt
- Breite Stra脽e
- 碍辞肠丑蝉迟谤补脽别
- Schiefes Haus
- Schlo脽 Wernigerode
- 奥别蝉迟别谤苍蝉迟谤补脽别
- Das Altwerniger枚der Kartoffelhaus,
- Cafe Wien
- Altwerniger枚der Apparthotel
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