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Harz

The Harz (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}German: ⓘ), also called the Harz Mountains, is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged…

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Area
2,226 km2 (859 mi2)
Elevation
1,141.2 m (3,744 ft)
Length
110 km (68 mi)
Orogeny
Hercynian
Parent range
Central Uplands
Peak
Brocken

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Geography

Geology and pedology

Nature

History

Economy

Tourism

Dialects of the Harz

Notable sites

Transport

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Harz

Nodes474
Edges473
Triples529
Avg. degree2
Density0.004219
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Harz

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related to history · 41
Harz → About, Africa, Aschersleben, Between, Bilzingsleben, Carolingian King Louis, Celtic, During, East Germany, Einhorn Cave, Europe, Federal Republic, Finds, German, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Goslar, Hartingowe, Hildesheim, Homo
related to Nazi Germany and Second World War · 40
Harz → Americans, Amongst, Army, As, Blankenburg, Buchenwald, Dora, Dora-Mittelbau, During, Ellrich, Germany, Harz Fortress, Harzfestung, Heinrich Himmler, Ilfeld, In February/March, Its, Kohnstein, KZ Dora, KZs
related to Origins · 32
Harz → At, Bad Harzburg, Bode Gorge, Carboniferous, Early Cretaceous, Earth, Elbingerode, Fichtel Mountains, From, Gabbro, German Mittelgebirge, Harznordrandverwerfung, Hercynian, Jordanshöhe, Late Cretaceous, Mesozoic, Northern Harz Boundary Fault, Oker, Palaeozoic, Rhenish Massif
related to Rail · 32
Harz → All, Berga-Kelbra, Blankenburg, Braunlage, Brocken, Halberstadt, Harz Narrow Gauge Railways, Harzquerbahn, Inner German, Innerste Valley Railway, Klostermansfeld, Lower Saxony, Main, Nordhausen, Oder Valley Railway, Prior, Quedlinburg, Sorge, South Harz Railway, Stolberg
related to Mines and caves · 30
Harz → Andreasberg, Baumann's Cave, Because, Büchenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Drei Kronen, Ehrt, For, Geomorphological, Goslar, Heimkehle, Hermann's Cave, Iberg Dripstone Cave, Ilfeld, Lange Wand, Lautenthal Mining Museum, Netzkater, Other, Others, Rabensteiner Stollen
related to Fauna · 29
Harz → Aegolius, An, Carduelis, Certhia, Characteristic, Ciconia, Columba, Dryocopus, Europe, European, Felis, For, Glaucidium, Harz Mountains, It, Like, Loxia, Over, Parus, Regulus
related to Towers, palaces and castles · 28
Harz → Anhalt, Blankenburg Castle, Burgen, Carlshaushöhe, Eike, Falkenstein Castle, German Middle Ages, Großer Knollen, Harzburg, Herzberg Castle, Hohnstein Castle, In, Josephskreuz, Königsburg, Lauenburg Castle, Neustadt/Harz, Plessenburg, Repkow, Sachsenspiegel, Scharzfels
related to Winter sports · 27
Harz → Alps, Also, Altenau, Although, Benneckenstein, Black Forest, Braunlage, Due, Goslar-Hahnenklee, Harz National Park, Hasselfelde, Hohegeiß, International, It, Loipen, Nordic, Oderbrück, Of, Ore Mountains, Sankt Andreasberg
related to Historic mining industry · 26
Harz → Altenau, Bad Grund, Bergwerk Rabensteiner Stollen, Bronze Age, Clausthal, Europe, Goslar, Harz Foreland, Ilfeld, In, Lautenthal, Mansfeld Land, Miners, Mining, North Thuringian, Rabenstein Gallery Mine, Rammelsberg, Röblingen, Sangerhäuser Mulde, Sankt Andreasberg
related to Economy today · 21
Harz → Another, Bad Grund, Clausthal University, Copper, Elbingerode, Furthermore, Goslar, Hilfe Gottes Pit, However, In, In Bad Lauterberg, July, Mansfeld, Rammelsberg, Technology, The, Upper Harz, Werk Hornberg, Werk Kaltes Tal, Werk Rübeland

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brocken also spruce woods german forest mountains high mining lower upper first region years near species 000 well germany goslar

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HarzArea2,226 km2 (859 mi2)1.00infobox
HarzElevation1,141.2 m (3,744 ft)1.00infobox
HarzLength110 km (68 mi)1.00infobox
HarzOrogenyHercynian1.00infobox
HarzParent rangeCentral Uplands1.00infobox
HarzPeakBrocken1.00infobox
HarzRange coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
HarzRock age(s)oldest rock > 560 million years (Ecker gneiss-educt), youngest pre-quaternary rocks c. 290 million years (Brocken granite)1.00infobox
HarzRock type(s)Paleozoic sedimentary, metamorphic and magmatic rocks – mainly slate, grauwacke, granite. Type locality of harzburgite.1.00infobox
HarzStatesLower Saxony1.00infobox
HarzStatesSaxony-Anhalt1.00infobox
HarzStatesThuringia1.00infobox
Harzis amost geologically diverse of the German Mittelgebirge0.90text
Harzis afault-block range0.90text
Harzis areturn of the black stork0.90text
Harzis aminiature park in Wernigerode with 60 detailed replicas of selected buildings and attractions of the Harz region on a scale of 10.90text

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