 A first church at the site was consecrated in 1691.On 20 June 1898 Schierke was connected to Wernigerode by the Brocken Railway line, today run by the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways, and on 4 October 1898 the line was extended up to the Brocken summit.Thereupon, Schierke became a popular tourist destination and numerous hotels and villas arose.