Schierke's a municipality in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It's part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Brocken-Hochharz. Schierke was first mentioned as Schiriken in a 1590 deed. Situated within the Harz mountain range in the valley of the Bode River, at the rim of the Harz National Park, it's mainly a tourist resort, especially for hiking and all kinds of winter sport. Since 1898 Schierke station's served by the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen narrow… (More on Schierke)