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Harz Mountains

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Harz Mountains  (härts)
A mountain range of central Germany extending about 97 km (60 mi) between the Weser and the Elbe. The range rises to 1,142.8 m (3,747 ft) and has many mineral springs and resort areas.


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In this ancient mining town in the foothills of the Harz Mountains, Martin Luther lived and died and, as a religious reformer, changed the course of world history.
That's how I found the forests of Germany's Harz Mountains when I researched An Acid Rain Trilogy," a story that appeared in the November/ December 1987 issue of AMERICAN FORESTS.
Hartz Mountain was founded in 1926 and assumed its name after importing canaries from the Harz Mountains in Germany.
 
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