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Harz

British  
/ hɑːts /

plural noun

  1. a range of wooded hills in central Germany, between the Rivers Weser and Elbe: source of many legends. Highest peak: Brocken, 1142 m (3746 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Authorities said that a 46-year-old woman was fatally injured by a falling tree in the Harz mountains in northern Germany.

From Washington Times • Nov. 2, 2023

"My clients are not relaxed about this at all. There's now a burst of orders being placed to increase inventory levels. The industry is very much on edge," chief executive Michael Harz told Reuters.

From Reuters • Jul. 11, 2023

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

Harz Forests destroyed in Elend, Germany from December 1995 to December 2020.

From The Verge • Apr. 22, 2022

For example, in those districts which lie at the foot of the Harz mountains, there are many different coloured strata, covering a copper vena dilatata.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

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