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Defunct district in northern Germany's Harz mountains
Coat of arms VG Brocken-Hochharz

Brocken-Hochharz (German pronunciation: [ˌbʁɔkŋ̍ˈhoːxhaːɐ̯ts]) was a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was situated in the Harz mountains, southwest of Wernigerode. It was named after the highest peak of the Harz: Brocken. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft was in Hasselfelde. It was disbanded on 1 January 2010, when most member municipalities merged into the newly formed town of Oberharz am Brocken, with the exception of Allrode.

The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Brocken-Hochharz consisted of the following municipalities:

  1. Allrode
  2. Benneckenstein
  3. Elend
  4. Hasselfelde
  5. Sorge
  6. Stiege
  7. Tanne

References

  1. "Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 23 November 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
Flag of Saxony-Anhalt Collective municipalities of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany Flag of Germany
The Verbandsgemeinden are listed per district (Landkreis)
Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
Anhalt-Bitterfeld
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Börde
Burgenlandkreis
Harz
Jerichower Land
Mansfeld-Südharz
Saalekreis
Salzlandkreis
Stendal
Wittenberg
  • none

51°41′N 10°51′E / 51.683°N 10.850°E / 51.683; 10.850


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