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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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It happened at a picnic in the Harz Mountains with Ernst Jünger, who “leaned over to pick up a sauerkraut and sausage roll, and his lederhosen split with a tremendous crack.”

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2023

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

Together with his wife, he visits a health resort in the Harz Mountains.

From My Life and My Efforts by Olesch, Gunther