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Braunlage is a health resort in the Goslar district in Lower Saxony in Germany. It lies in the Harz region, south of the Brocken mountain. Braunlage is situated at the federal highways 4 and 27. Nowadays Braunlage's main business is tourism, particularly ski tourists. Good ski resorts nearby are the Sonnenberg and the slopes on the Wurmberg. Geography: City districts: * Braunlage * Hohegeiß * Königskrug History: Braunlage started out as a pit settlement in the forest in the 14th century, which was revived in 1561. In the 17th century it was a small market town, finally in 1934 it received town privileges and the municipal status as a health resort. In 1963 it became the location of the longest gondola lift (of Northern Germany), with a length of 2.8 kilometers and a height difference of 400 meters to the mountain station on the Wurmberg mountain, see Wurmberg Aerial Tramway. On 7 May, 1964 Gerhard Zucker demonstrated on the Hasselkopf hill a flight of mail rockets. One of these ... Read more about Braunlage on Wikipedia

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