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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

The first of these Markgraves to attract attention was Albrecht the Bear, one of the so-called Ascanian line, the family hailing from the Harz Mountains.

From German Culture Past and Present by Ernest Belfort Bax

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