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Harz Mountains

American  
[hahrts] / hɑrts /

plural noun

  1. a range of low mountains in central Germany between the Elbe and Weser rivers. Highest peak, Brocken, 3,745 feet (1,141 meters).


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His division was later stationed in the Netherlands, where Ciniero crossed the Rhine River and advanced to the Harz Mountains, the California National Guard's magazine, Grizzly, reported.

From Fox News Jul. 31, 2021

One way to settle the debate would be to check mining records: McCormick says silver and lead mining peaked in the mines of the Harz Mountains in Germany before this period.

From Science Magazine Mar. 30, 2020

The Brocken is the highest peak in the Harz Mountains.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2015

In the absence of easy-to-find characters, I’ve had to turn the camera on myself, which almost always makes for a less-exciting video — see my trek across the Harz Mountains in Germany for an example.

From New York Times Jan. 20, 2010

About the time when Alaric was pleasantly travelling with his mother in Germany, Hans Altman, with Gretchen, his wife, and Eittel, his little daughter, dwelt in a valley of the Harz Mountains.

From Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast by Munroe, Kirk

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