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Wernigerode

Wernigerode is a town in Saxony-Anhalt on the northern edge of the Harz, known for its half-timbered town hall and old town. From 1429 it belonged to the counts of Stolberg, whose Stolberg-Wernigerode line rebuilt its hilltop castle as a historicist palace in the 19th century. It is the starting point of the narrow-gauge railway to the Brocken.

Wernigerode
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

County of StolbergCounty of Stolberg-Wernigerode

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Wernigerode. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/wernigerode
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“Wernigerode.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/wernigerode. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Wernigerode.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/wernigerode.
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