Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (born December 13, 1797 as Harry Heine in Düsseldorf, Duchy of Berg; † February 17, 1856 in Paris) was one of the most important German poets, …

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July 27, 2022

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It is not far from the cloud house and thus in the immediate vicinity of the Goethe memorial stone. A larger-than-life bronze portrait of the poet as well as his signature and the year of his birth and death were attached to the mighty boulder. The Heine monument can also be seen as the end point of the Heinrich Heine hiking trail that leads up from Ilsenburg to the Brocken.

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April 10, 2022

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The "well-known" quatrain about the Brocken, which is said to have come from Heinrich Heine, is doubted by numerous literary experts. This style of writing is not supposed to correspond to Heinrich Heine's.

If Heine had really been so disappointed by his ascent to the Brocken in 1824... Would he be honored with a huge monument at this very spot?

See also famous Brocken errors:

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Eckerlochstieg Trail – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Schierke

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