Harz

The Harz is a mountain range in northern Germany The Federal Republic of Germany or FRG (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the world's major industrialized countries, located in Western Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to its east by Poland and the Czech Republic, to the south by Austria and Switzerland and to its west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. West Germany was a founding member of the European Union.

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..... Click the link for more information. , hence being the northernmost mountain chain of Germany. The name "Harz" is derived from a Middle High German

Middle High German is an ancestor of the modern German language, and was spoken from 1050 to about 1500. Some linguists prefer to use 1350 as the end of the Middle High German period, calling the period from 1350 to 1750 Early New High German.

The Harz is 95 km in length (southeast to northwest) and 35 km in width. It occupies an area of about 2000 km². The highest peak is the Brocken