Fans of magic and sorcery have known about it for a long time, countless tourists have been lured there: The Harz, a charming region of natural beauty, is steeped in the mystery of witches who are said to gather regularly on the Brocken, the highest mountain in the Harz, to hold covens and practice dark arts. The new tower adds another attraction to the popular magic: Its gleaming white steel structure, now taking shape as part of the ongoing construction, is reminiscent of a witch’s broom. In the future, the tower will present a fantastically magical exhibition and a bewitched play world filled with forests and adventure 70 meters above ground. An elevator ride will take families with children to the top, and two slides will provide a high-speed descent. The tourist attraction is a project of “Harzer Hexenreich” (Harz Witches’ Realm), a tourism project of the Nordhausen county, realized by Service Gesellschaft and Harzer Hexenreich GmbH, and funded by the Thuringian Ministry of Economics with 10.1 million euros from funds provided by the Joint Federal/Länder Task for the Improvement of Regional Economic Structures (GRW).
