Blocksberg
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Blocksberg is the legendary name for the Brocken, a peak in Germany’s Harz Mountains famed in folklore as a gathering place for witches, especially on Walpurgis Night.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blocksberg canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary place
ⓘ
mountain peak ⓘ mythological location ⓘ |
| appearsIn | various German fairy tales and legends ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Satan
ⓘ
devil worship ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ witches ⓘ witches' sabbath ⓘ |
| associatedWithBeliefSystem | European pagan survivals ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Walpurgis Night ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
Walpurgis Night
ⓘ
surface form:
Walpurgis Night (30 April–1 May)
|
| associatedWithReligion | Christian folklore ⓘ |
| category |
German legendary locations
ⓘ
Mythological mountains ⓘ Sites associated with witchcraft ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Brocken spectre phenomenon (by location) ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | iconic symbol of German witch lore ⓘ |
| elevationApprox | 1141 meters ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Brocken
ⓘ
surface form:
Der Brocken
|
| hasCulturalOrigin | Germanic culture ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | possibly from "Block" (log, block) and "Berg" (mountain) ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName | German ⓘ |
| hasNameInGerman | Blocksberg self-link ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
haunted mountain
ⓘ
meeting place of witches ⓘ site of nocturnal revels ⓘ |
| inspired |
artistic depictions of Walpurgis Night
ⓘ
numerous literary works about witchcraft ⓘ |
| legendaryNameFor | Brocken ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Harz
ⓘ
surface form:
Harz Mountains
|
| locatedInCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Faust, Part One
ⓘ
surface form:
"Faust, Part One"
Faust ⓘ
surface form:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Faust"
|
| partOf |
European witch hunts
ⓘ
surface form:
European witchcraft tradition
German folklore ⓘ Harz National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Harz National Park region (culturally)
Harz folklore ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | witches' sabbath on mountain tops ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | nightly flight of witches to the mountain ⓘ |
| roleInWork | site of the Walpurgis Night scene in Goethe's "Faust" ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
place of demonic gathering
ⓘ
realm of magic and sorcery ⓘ transgression of Christian norms ⓘ |
| timeNotableSince | early modern period ⓘ |
| tourismAspect | marketed in modern times through Walpurgis Night festivals on the Brocken ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.