Braunlage

Braunlage (German pronunciation: [bʁaʊnˈlaːɡə] ⓘ) is a town and health resort in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony in Germany.

Situated within the Harz mountain range, south of the Brocken massif, Braunlage's main business is tourism, particularly skiing.

Tourism developed from the late 19th century onwards and other branches of business were forestry and a large granite quarry on the Wurmberg.

In 1963 it became the location of the Wurmberg Gondola Lift, today with a length of 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) and a height difference of 400 m (1,300 ft) to the summit station the longest in Northern Germany.

Since German reunification in 1990 Braunlage has again been in the centre of the Harz tourist region but it has had to cope with growing competition from the neighbouring resorts in Saxony-Anhalt.

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Braunlage ironworks, 1654 engraving by Matthäus Merian
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Wurmberg around 1900
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