Braunlage ( German pronunciation: [bʁaʊnˈlaːɡə] ) is a town and health resort in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony in Germany . Situated within the Harz mountain range, south of the Brocken massif, Braunlage's main business is tourism, particularly skiing . Nearby ski resorts include the Sonnenberg and the slopes on the Wurmberg .
16-646: Braunlage is located on the Warme Bode , a headstream of the river Bode , close to the border with Elend in the state of Saxony-Anhalt . The municipal area stretches along the south-eastern rim of the Harz National Park from an elevation of 550 m (1,800 ft) up to 971 m (3,186 ft) at the summit of the Wurmberg. Other peaks in the vicinity include the Achtermannshöhe and
32-615: A health resort. After World War II Braunlage was close to the fortified inner German border through the Harz mountains. In 1963 it became the location of the Wurmberg Gondola Lift , today with a length of 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) and a height difference of 400 m (1,300 ft) to the summit station the longest in Northern Germany . On 7 May 1964 Gerhard Zucker demonstrated a flight of mail rockets on
48-633: Is formed by the confluence of the Große Bode and Kleine Bode rivers. The names of the Warme and Kalte Bode ('Warm' and 'Cold' Bode) come from their actual temperature difference of about 2 °C. The Große Bode ('Great Bode') is the left-hand headstream of the Warme Bode and is about 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) long. Its source is at the foot of the highest mountain in the Harz, the Brocken , in
64-575: The Hahnenkleeklippen on the way to Sankt Andreasberg are popular tourist destinations. The Dicke Tannen is a protected landscape of giant spruce trees near Hohegeiß. Warme Bode The Warme Bode is the right-hand headstream of the Bode in the High Harz mountains of central Germany in the states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt . It is 23 kilometres (14 mi) long and
80-561: The 2008/09 on, summer events counts in separated women's summer rankings. Until the 2010/11 this was the women's top international ski jumping competition and the season later, World Cup for women was introduced in 2011/12 . So far only four individual and none of the team events in this competition have been held on ski flying hills: two events in Ironwood (1994) and two events in Vikersund (2004). Higher competitive circuits are
96-779: The Hahnenklee Crags . The town consists of three districts: * with the village of Königskrug ** with the villages of Sonnenberg , Oderhaus , Oderbrück , Oderberg , Odertaler Sägemühle and Silberhütte Braunlage is on the Bundesstraße B4 between Braunschweig and Nordhausen and the B27 from Blankenburg to Göttingen . Local buses run between Braunlage and the nearby communities of Bad Harzburg , Sankt Andreasberg, Schierke , Wernigerode , Hohegeiß, Bad Sachsa , Nordhausen, Bad Lauterberg , Herzberg and Clausthal-Zellerfeld . Braunlage used to be served by
112-557: The Hasselkopf hill. One of them exploded, killing two spectators. Since German reunification in 1990 Braunlage has again been in the centre of the Harz tourist region but it has had to cope with growing competition from the neighbouring resorts in Saxony-Anhalt. Seats in the town council ( Stadtrat ) as of 2016 local elections: A museum of local history covers Braunlage's tradition as a health resort and official venue of
128-719: The International Ski Federation (FIS). The townscape includes extensive spa gardens The local ice-hockey team Harzer Wölfe is an important part of the north German ice-hockey culture. There used to be several ski jumps on the Wurmberg, which hosted international competitions such as the FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup until 2011. Between 2009 and 2012 the Braunlage Nude Sledging World Championships were held. The Silberteich and
144-591: The International Ski Federation . It is considered the second level of international ski jumping, ranking below the World Cup and not counting Grand Prix which world top class summer competition. Athletes competing in the Continental Cup are usually juniors and jumpers fighting for a spot on their nation's World Cup team. Some jumpers alternate between the World Cup and the Continental Cup and therefore,
160-691: The South Harz Railway Company , which provided a link to the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways via Sorge , but service ceased in 1958. First mentioned as Brunla in 1227, the town started out as a pit settlement in the Harz forests. It appeared as Brunenlo in a 1253 register of the Saxon counts of Regenstein and was revived when their successors, the Counts of Blankenburg , established an ironworks here in 1561. With
176-592: The Kleine Bode ('Little Bode') to form the Warme Bode. The Kleine Bode is the right-hand headstream of the Warme Bode and is about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) long. It rises at the foot of the Achtermannshöhe . After the confluence of its headstreams, the Warme Bode flows over the waterfall of the Unterer Bodefall towards Braunlage. There it is joined by the Ulrichswasser . It continues in
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#1732781140156192-538: The direction of Sorge . From the state border with Saxony-Anhalt it runs parallel to the B 242 federal road to Tanne . Next the Warme Bode runs through a delightful valley and is united with the Kalte Bode near Königshütte , below the ruins of Königsburg to form the Bode. FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup The FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup is a series of ski jumping competitions arranged yearly by
208-728: The extinction of the Blankenburg dynasty in 1599 Braunlage fell to the Dukes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel . In the 17th century it was a small Brunswick market town in the west corner of the former Blankenburg lands. Tourism developed from the late 19th century onwards and other branches of business were forestry and a large granite quarry on the Wurmberg. Around 1910 one of the first interurban bus lines ran from Bad Harzburg up to Braunlage, served by Büssing vehicles. The Wurmberg Ski Jumps were erected in 1922 (demolished in 2014). In 1934 Braunlage received town privileges and municipal status as
224-633: The southern part of the so-called Brockenfeld on the border of Saxony-Anhalt. Immediately nearby are the sources of the Kalte Bode , the Ecker and the Oder . The Große Bode flows mainly southwards, on the western slopes of the Wurmberg towards Braunlage . Its course is characterised by little waterfalls and steps ( Fallstufen ) including the Oberer Bodefall . In front of Braunlage it is united with
240-584: The winner of the Continental Cup is not necessarily the best jumper. International Ski Federation considers the last two Europa Cup seasons in 1991/92 and 1992/93 where they competed only in Europe and with only European ski jumpers, as first two continental cup season. However, men officially began first season in 1993/94 spreading, with hosts spreading from Europe to Asian and North American ground. Competitors from United States , Canada and Asia previously competed in their own Pacific Rum Cup which
256-534: Was canceled, joined with Europeans on the second level of world ski jumping competition. Summer continental cup event was first time organized in 1996, however those summer events counted together in joined overall winter ranking until 2001/02 . But from the season 2002/03 on, summer events counts in separated men's summer rankings. The women competition was introduced in the 2004/05 . Summer events organized already in first season like with men counted together in joined overall winter ranking until 2007/08 . But from
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