Heinrich Heine, Brocken Mountain, Germany
N 51° 48.010 E 010° 36.957
32U E 611425 N 5740046
Heinrich Heine loves to hike on Brocken Mountain and his half bust now decorate the summit.
Waymark Code: WMQ4PR
Location: Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Date Posted: 12/19/2015
Views: 23
Heine wrote this poem about climbing up on the Brocken Mountain summit:
"Viele Steine, Müde Beine, Aussicht keine!"
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Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, journalist, essayist, and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of Lieder (art songs) by composers such as Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert. Heine's later verse and prose are distinguished by their satirical wit and irony. He is considered part of the Young Germany movement. His radical political views led to many of his works being banned by German authorities. Heine spent the last 25 years of his life as an expatriate in Paris.
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