Brocken Pond

As chunks pond pond was called, which was to 1744 below the hilltop of the Brocken in the Harz Mountains in the county of Wernigerode in the Harz district today. He was at the height of Heinrich over conductive saddle (approx. 1030 m above sea level. NN ) and is currently be seen well by always marshy ground still in the field. A few meters north-west passes the route of the Brocken Railway.

From a on August 12, 1744, written on the Great chunks letter of Count Heinrich Ernst of Stolberg- Wernigerode to his father Ernst Christian in Wernigerode he reported, inter alia, that yesterday evening we drained in 1 ½ hours the famous Brocken pond, with staking out some Torfhäuser made ​​a start, but all, so where three 9 represent fractures, have really verdungen to 3 carpenters, so they cobbled this fall, approached in winter and spring can be directed to [ ... ]. Today we will continue with the stakeout, also Zwey stone houses, specify Behuf to those workers.

51.79402777777810.62375Koordinaten: 51 ° 47 ' 39 " N, 10 ° 37' 26" E

  • Former Lake
  • Waters in the Harz
  • Geography ( Wernigerode )
Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode
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