Germany's vast and mystifying Harz mountain region is a mecca for those interested in the dark arts. The Brocken's slopes are renowned for the sorcerers and other mythical creatures who supposedly ...

After a forest fire broke out in the Harz Mountains of central Germany, hundreds of people were bussed to safety from the country's highest mountain in the massif, the Brocken. About 500 people ...

is an optical phenomenon that got its name near the foggy peak called Brocken in the Harz Mountains in Germany. The illusion appears when a low sun is behind someone climbing these peaks looking ...

The phenomenon draws its name from the Brocken peak in the Harz highlands in Germany, where it is commonly observed. Scotland’s topography, proximity to the ocean and erratic winter climate make ...

The phenomenon is also called a Brocken bow or mountain spectre, named after a peak in the Harz Mountains in Germany, called Brocken, a region known for fogs, according to Earth and Sky.

It's a mountain! Every year, over a million people visit the Brocken in the Harz region. At 1100 meters, the Brocken is the highest peak in the Harz Mountains. While Germany was divided ...

A truck passes trees damaged by the bark beetle, near the 1,142-meter (3,743 feet) high Brocken mountain at the 'Harz' forest near Braunlage, Germany, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias ...

I first became aware of the Harz mountains and the Brocken when reading the works of some of Germany's great writers, like Goethe and Heinrich Heine. Legends of witches congregating with the devil ...

The term Brocken specter originates in Germany and is named after the Brocken, which is the highest peak in the Harz Mountains. The mountain is covered in clouds or mist for 300 days a year and is ...

How many jolly Germans will fit upon a mountain top? Half the nation, it appeared. The beer and bratwurst stalls were heaving. Children guzzled candyfloss; grannies sucked ice creams. They came on ...

The Brocken spectre got its name because of early sightings on the Brocken, the highest peak of Germany's Harz Mountains. German scientist Johann Silberschlag first observed the phenomenon in 1780 ...