Brocken: Harz district buys Brocken summit

All of this is intended to attract more visitors to the 1,141-meter-high mountain. Visitors cannot reach it by car, but rather by the Brocken Railway, on foot, or by bike. The district administrator hopes this will give the railway a new boost. "A significantly more attractive Brocken in the future will ensure more visitors arrive by the Brocken Railway," said District Administrator Balcerowski. More passengers on the carriages of the narrow-gauge line to the Brocken, which opened in 1899, could help preserve the 250 jobs at Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH.