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Schierke
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Schierke is a village and a former municipality in the Harz district of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the town Wernigerode. Situated within the Harz mountain range in the valley of the river Bode, at the rim of the Harz National Park, it is mainly a tourist resort, especially for hiking and all kinds of winter sports.

Key facts

German location.type
Stadtteil
German location.Town
Wernigerode
German location.image_photo
Harzwanderung Oberharz um Braunlage - Wurmberg - Weg nach Braunlage -Wurmberg- Blick nach Schierke vom Wurmberg - panoramio.jpg
German location.image_caption
View from Wurmberg
German location.image_coa
DE-ST 15-0-85-370 Schierke COA.png
German location.state
Sachsen-Anhalt
German location.district
Harz
German location.elevation
610
German location.area
40.13
German location.population
721
German location.Stand
2006-12-31
German location.postal_code
38879
German location.area_code
039455
German location.licence
HZ
German location.website
www.schierke-am-brocken.de

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Wikidata facts

Area
40.13
Elevation
650
Image
Schierke Wurmberg.jpg
Dialing code
039455
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Commons category
Schierke
time of earliest written record
1588-00-00
postal code
38879
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13 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Location
  • Climate
  • History
  • Politics
  • Coat of arms
  • Memorials
  • Places of interest
  • Sport and hiking
  • Notable people
  • Schierker Feuerstein
  • References
  • External links

Schierke is a village and a former municipality in the Harz district of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the town Wernigerode. Situated within the Harz mountain range in the valley of the river Bode, at the rim of the Harz National Park, it is mainly a tourist resort, especially for hiking and all kinds of winter sports.

== Geography == thumb|upright|left|1912 map of Schierke

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