Brocken

Summary

Brocken is a mountain^[1]. Brocken has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Brocken is located in Wernigerode^[3].
• Brocken is in the country of Germany^[4].
• Brocken's instance of is recorded as mountain^[5].
• Brocken's instance of is recorded as main peak^[6].
• Brocken's instance of is recorded as one-thousander^[7].
• Brocken's instance of is recorded as highest point^[8].
• Brocken's Commons category is recorded as Brocken^[9].
• Brocken's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[10].
• Brocken's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[11].
• Brocken's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.7991251, 'lon': 10.6156365}^[12].
• Brocken's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brocken^[13].
• Brocken's Commons gallery is recorded as Brocken^[14].
• Brocken's described at URL is recorded as https://www.harzinfo.de/naturlandschaft-harz/der-brocken-im-harz^[15].
• Brocken's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[16].
• Brocken's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Brocken's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Brocken's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Brocken's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• Brocken's described by source is recorded as Der Harz – Grosse Ausgabe^[21].
• Brocken's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Brocken'}^[22].
• Brocken sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1141.2'}^[23].
• Brocken sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1141.09'}^[24].
• Brocken sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1140.7'}^[25].
• Brocken sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1142'}^[26].
• Brocken sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1141'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Brocken is in the country of Germany^[4]. Brocken is located in Wernigerode^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1141.2'}^[23], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1141.09'}^[24], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1140.7'}^[25], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1142'}^[26], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1141'}^[27], and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1142.1'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include mountain^[5], main peak^[6], one-thousander^[7], and highest point^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Brocken include Brocken spectre^[29], an optical phenomenon^[30]; Brocken^[31], a mountain^[32], in United Kingdom^[33]; 4724 Brocken^[34], an asteroid^[35]; Oberharz am Brocken^[36], an urban municipality in Germany^[37], in Germany^[38]; and Brocken Railway^[39], a railway line^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1898^[42].

Why It Matters

Brocken has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Brocken is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Brocken include Brocken spectre^[29], an optical phenomenon^[30]; Brocken^[31], a mountain^[32], in United Kingdom^[33]; 4724 Brocken^[34], an asteroid^[35]; Oberharz am Brocken^[36], an urban municipality in Germany^[37], in Germany^[38]; and Brocken Railway^[39], a railway line^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1898^[42].