![]() ![]() Unlike other flora books of the day, it described all the flora, not just medical plants. The first scientific book about the plants of the Harz, Sylva Hercynia: sive catalogus plantarum sponte nascentium in montibus & locis plerisque Hercyniae Sylvae quae respicit Saxoniam, was written by physician Johannes Thal from Nordhausen in 1577. The granite blocks are below the BrockenhausĪs a kind of Alpine island, the mountain has since the end of the last ice age been a retreat for some animals and plants that one would otherwise encounter in the high mountains. 30 March 1994: The last Russian troops leave, and the summit is restored to a more natural state to become part of the surrounding national park.įlora View to the north towards Ilsenburg with fir trees.15 September 1991: - The Brockenbahn is reopened after a renovation and many discussions about whether there should be active rail services in a protected area.1 October 1990: - The Hochharz National Park is founded (today known as just Harz National Park).3 December 1989: - As the East German regime is withering away, hundreds of people demand access to the mountain and it's reopened to the public.For the rest of the Cold War, Brocken houses a signal interception station by the East Bloc militaries. The mountain is sealed off by a 3 m high wall. 1961: The Berlin Wall is built and the inner German border is strengthened, and Brocken (close to the border) is closed to visitors.April 1945: The Brocken Hotel is destroyed by an American air bombing towards the end of WWII 1939: The present weather station is built.1937: Brocken becomes part of the nature protected area "Oberharz". ![]()
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