Harz
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Harz is a low mountain range in central Germany known for its dense forests, mining history, and association with German folklore such as the Brocken and Walpurgis Night.
All labels observed (22)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harz Mountains | 82 |
| Harz canonical | 53 |
| Harz region | 34 |
| Harz mountains | 14 |
| Upper Harz | 8 |
| Harz tourism region | 3 |
| Harz mountain range | 2 |
| Harz nature region | 2 |
| Harz tourist region | 2 |
| Harz (distant view) | 1 |
| Harz (district) | 1 |
| Harz (region) | 1 |
| Harz National Park | 1 |
| Harz foothills | 1 |
| Harz mining region | 1 |
| Herzberg am Harz | 1 |
| Upper Harz mining region | 1 |
| eastern Harz | 1 |
| influenced by Harz Mountains | 1 |
| northern Harz | 1 |
| northern Harz foothills | 1 |
| southern Harz | 1 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic mining region
ⓘ
low mountain range ⓘ mountain range ⓘ narrow-gauge railway network ⓘ national park ⓘ |
| borders |
Eichsfeld region to the southwest
ⓘ
Goldene Aue to the south ⓘ Harz foreland to the north ⓘ |
| climate | cool temperate ⓘ |
| contains |
Bad Harzburg
ⓘ
Braunlage ⓘ Clausthal ⓘ
surface form:
Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Harz self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Harz National Park
Oberharz am Brocken ⓘ Quedlinburg ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site Mines of Rammelsberg ⓘ
surface form:
Rammelsberg mine
Sankt Andreasberg ⓘ Thale ⓘ Harz self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Harz mining region
Wernigerode ⓘ Goslar ⓘ
surface form:
town of Goslar
|
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| elevation | 1141 m ⓘ |
| folkloreAssociatedWith |
Brocken spectre
ⓘ
Walpurgis Night ⓘ devil legends ⓘ witch legends ⓘ |
| geology |
Paleozoic rocks
ⓘ
granite ⓘ slate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory |
copper mining
ⓘ
iron ore mining ⓘ silver mining ⓘ |
| hasRiverSource |
Bode
ⓘ
Innerste ⓘ Oker ⓘ Selke ⓘ Sieber ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Brocken ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
border region between East and West Germany during the Cold War
ⓘ
important medieval mining center ⓘ |
| knownFor |
German folklore
ⓘ
Walpurgis Night traditions ⓘ dense forests ⓘ hiking ⓘ mining history ⓘ narrow-gauge railways ⓘ tourism ⓘ winter sports ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Harz
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Harz self-linksurface differs ⓘ Harz self-linksurface differs ⓘ Harz self-linksurface differs ⓘ Harz self-linksurface differs ⓘ central Germany ⓘ Lower Saxony ⓘ
surface form:
federal state of Lower Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ
surface form:
federal state of Saxony-Anhalt
Thuringia ⓘ
surface form:
federal state of Thuringia
|
| locatedOn | northern edge of the Harz ⓘ |
| partOf | German Central Uplands ⓘ |
| transport | Harz Narrow Gauge Railways ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteContains |
UNESCO World Heritage Site Mines of Rammelsberg
ⓘ
surface form:
Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System
|
| vegetation |
beech forests
ⓘ
bogs and moors ⓘ spruce forests ⓘ |
Referenced by (213)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Harz Mountains
subject surface form:
Göttingen
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Harz mountains
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Herzberg am Harz
this entity surface form:
Upper Harz mining region
subject surface form:
Mines of Rammelsberg
this entity surface form:
Harz Mountains
subject surface form:
Upper Harz Water Management System
this entity surface form:
Harz Mountains
subject surface form:
Upper Harz Water Management System
this entity surface form:
Harz region
subject surface form:
Upper Harz Water Management System
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Upper Harz
subject surface form:
Saalekreis
this entity surface form:
Harz (district)
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Harz region
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Harz region
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Harz foothills
this entity surface form:
Harz Mountains
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Harz Mountains
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Harz mountains
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Upper Harz
this entity surface form:
Harz Mountains
this entity surface form:
Upper Harz
this entity surface form:
Harz mountains
this entity surface form:
Upper Harz
this entity surface form:
Harz Mountains
this entity surface form:
Harz Mountains
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Harz tourism region
this entity surface form:
Harz Mountains
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Harz Mountains