Hartz Mountains

Hartz Mountains, The, are a chain of hills running through Hanover and Saxony, between the Weser and the Elbe. They are 57 miles long, and 20 in breadth. Their average elevation is about 1,500 feet, but the Brocken is 3,740 feet high. The rocks belong chiefly to the Devonian and Lower Carboniferous formations. Silver, copper, lead, and iron, as well as marble, zinc, and other minerals, are obtained. The Hartz range forms a natural boundary between the High and Low German races, and is often mentioned in German literature.