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Wernigerode is a beautiful town in the Harz district of the Saxony Anhalt state of Germany. Wernigerode is located in the Harz Mountains, in the central area of the country. The town is situated along the Holtemme River and near it you can also visit the city of Halberstadt. In present, Wernigerode has about 34,000 residents and an area of 170 square kilometers. If you want to visit Wernigerode, you should know that one of its most famous residents is the Bayern Munich football player Nils Petersen. The town is twinned with three cities: Carpi, Emilia Romagna in Italy, Cisnadie in Romania and Neustadt an der Weinstrasse in Germany. As a destination, this place is wonderful, because it has great attractions that will not allow you to get bored as long as you are in town.

Top Attractions within Wernigerode

Wernigerode Castle is located in the mountains, above the town. Although the foundation of the building already existed since the middle ages, the castle was only built completely in the 19th century. It has a style similar to that of the Neuschwanstein castle and in present, it is used as a tourist attraction of the city of Wernigerode.

Brocken or Blocksberg is the highest peak in the Harz Mountains and in all the Northern Germany. If you are visiting Wernigerode, you can visit also this attraction, as it is very close, in a town called Schierke, between the Weser and Elbe rivers. This peak is at an altitude of 1,141 meters and it is covered in snow since September and until May.

Hasseroder is a brewery that opened in Wernigerode, in the neighborhood of Hasserode in 1872. In Germany, this is the 6th best selling brewery. The specialty of the house, that you should not miss if you will visit it is the Premium Pilsener.