One castle was the scene of a spectacular escape by a noblewoman, another was saved by a local heritage society, and on yet another, one of the most important books of the German Middle Ages was ...

Germans are widely known for the ease with which they shed clothing, so it comes as little surprise the country’s first route for hiking naked could soon open in the hilly Harz region. Foreigners are ...

The Harz region is banking on electric cars. Electric cars will soon be rolling through Quedlinburg, Werningerode and other cities in the region. Seventeen partners from research, academia and ...

The Market Church of the Holy Spirit in the Harz town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld is the largest wooden church in Germany. It has a centuries-long, eventful history that began with a catastrophe. Today, ...

Firefighters were busy tackling large forest fires that erupted on Friday afternoon in the Harz district, northern Germany. According to the EU Copernicus Emergency Management Service: “Prolonged ...

Heat waves, drought, floods, forest fires—the consequences of climate change are increasing and are changing our environment. A prime example is the countryside in the catchment area for the Rappbode ...

Deep in the dense green forests of Germany’s Mittelgebirge central mountains lies a remarkable railway that has survived war, political upheaval, Cold War tension and repression, economic hardship and ...

The water stored in reservoirs ensures our supply of drinking water. Good water quality is therefore important -- but is at significant risk due to climate change. In a model study of the Rappbode ...