Harz

National Park

Lower Saxony / Saxony-AnhaltDesignated in 1994247 km²

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Its summit, the Brocken, is the witches' mountain of German mythology, the setting of Walpurgis Night in Goethe's Faust

Area

247 km²

Protection category

IUCN II

Parque nacional —

Designated in

1994

Declared in 1994, unifying earlier parks in West and East Germany after reunification, Harz is dominated by the Brocken, the highest mountain in northern Germany and the subject of centuries of legend about witches' sabbaths, a tradition Johann Wolfgang von Goethe immortalised in the Walpurgis Night scene of his Faust (1808), in which witches and spirits gather on the mountaintop on the night of 30 April.

Location

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Harz: 210 documented species

Mammals33Birds88Reptiles6Amphibians

Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in Germany, where Harz lies.

Tropical rainforestTemperate forestWetland

Experiences in this park

Birdwatching

Wildlife you can see now

What is worth looking out for this month in Germany?

Now is a good time: Migratory shorebird passage in the Wadden Sea (March to May and August to October (wintering October to April))

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Same country: Germany

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Harz

Location

Harz: 210 documented species

Flora and ecosystems

Experiences in this park

Wildlife you can see now

Similar parks

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Wadden Sea (Schleswig-Holstein)

Black Forest (Schwarzwald)

Muritz

Hunsrück-Hochwald