The town is often referred to as "the colourful town of Harz", is now a very popular tourist town, easily attracting 2 million day visitors and numerous overnight stays per year. A vast difference to 1777 when Goethe visited Wernigerode it would have been just a rural town.

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the town is often referred to as "the colourful town of harz", is now a very popular tourist town, easily attracting 2 million day visitors and numerous overnight stays per year. a vast difference to 1777 when goethe visited wernigerode it would have been just a rural town.