Brocken-Hochharz Explained

Brocken-Hochharz (pronounced as /de/) was a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was situated in the Harz mountains, southwest of Wernigerode. It was named after the highest peak of the Harz: Brocken. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft was in Hasselfelde. It was disbanded on 1 January 2010, when most member municipalities merged into the newly formed town of Oberharz am Brocken, with the exception of Allrode.[1]

The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Brocken-Hochharz consisted of the following municipalities:

    1. Allrode Benneckenstein
    2. Elend Hasselfelde
    3. Sorge Stiege
  1. Tanne

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010 . Statistisches Bundesamt . 23 November 2023 . de . 2 February 2024.