The popular town of Wernigerode with its historic town centre and lavishly restored and colourful half-timbered houses lies on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains. The epithet "colourful town on the Harz" was coined by the German writer Hermann Löns towards the end of the 19th century. The town hall on the market square, the leaning house, the smallest house and the oldest house are just some of these features that make up Wernigerode's rich half-timbered idyll.
Also worth seeing are the remains of the town fortifications, the Krummel House, whose front is completely covered with a carved wooden façade, and of course Wernigerode Castle, which towers majestically over the town and provides visitors with interesting information about the 800-year history of the counts and princes of Wernigerode in living rooms, some of which were originally furnished by the German aristocracy.
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