Yet that’s exactly what my trip to the Harz Mountains in Germany did. From the moment I entered Wernigerode, a tiny town at the foot of a mountain, I rarely saw anything that looked like it had ...

Located in northern Germany, the Harz Moutain range stretches ... creatures lurking in the vast mountain ranges and wilderness are nothing new for German folk tales and fables.

Steeped in European folklore, the Harz Mountains’ fabled crown has starred in some of Germany’s greatest literature and art. Here the Brocken Spectre prowls - the watcher’s own shadow ...

After a forest fire broke out in the Harz Mountains of central Germany, hundreds of people were bussed to safety from the country's highest mountain in the massif, the Brocken. About 500 people ...

A spear-wielding, naked "wolf man" has been spotted wandering the Harz mountains near Blankenburg in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. He has long been the basis of chilling cautionary tales about ...

From his car, Goertz points to the highest peak in the Harz mountains, the Brocken ... It's where character is formed. "In fairy tales, very often the antagonist is banished to the woods ...

With its misty mountains, ancient forest, steam trains and half-timbered villages, the Harz is the perfect spot for an autumn escape Jump to content UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

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Multiple aircraft were deployed to help put out a large fire in the Harz Mountains of central Germany, with the blaze expected to continue burning for days. About 500 people have been evacuated ...