Harz National Park, located wiithin the German Harz mountain range, was not only the first
German national park covering territory in more than one German state, but also the first national park in the world crossing the former
Iron Curtain.
Because of the border that divided Germany from 1961 to 1989, the entire area was off limits to tourists and nature has been virtually undisturbed for
half a century, making it the perfect setting for a national park.
Torfhouse (meaning peat house) is the official visitor's center in the Niedersachsen part of the park.
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