Upper Harz

#2526 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Upper Harz refers to the northwestern and higher part of the Harz mountain range in Germany. The exact boundaries of this geographical region may be defined differently depending on the context. In its traditional sense, the term Upper Harz covers the area of the seven historical mining towns - Clausthal, Zellerfeld, Andreasberg, Altenau, Lautenthal, Wildemann and Grund - in the present-day German federal state of Lower Saxony. Orographically, it comprises the Harz catchment areas of the Söse, Innerste and Grane, Oker and Abzucht mountain streams, all part of the larger Weser watershed. ()

Local name: Oberharz Maximum elevation: 2500 ftElevation: 2500 ftCoordinates: 51°49'0"N, 10°22'0"E

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Lower SaxonyGermany

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Upper Harz – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Iberg Dripstone Cave, Gustav-Adolf-Stabkirche, Bärenbrucher Teich, Upper Harz Mining Museum.

4.9 miW
Museum, Natural attraction, Park
Iberg Dripstone Cave, Bad Grund
125 min walk • The Iberg Dripstone Cave is a public cave and geology museum in southern Lower Saxony near Bad Grund, Germany. It is located on the western edge of the Harz mountains in the 563-metre-high Iberg mountain at a height of 440 metres above sea level in the chalk of an upper Devonian atoll reef.
3 miN
Church
Gustav-Adolf-Stabkirche
77 min walk • Nestled in the serene landscape of Hahnenklee, a district in the town of Goslar, Germany, the Gustav-Adolf-Stabkirche stands as an architectural gem and a place of spiritual solace. This unique church, built entirely of wood, is a testament to the rich cultural...
2.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bärenbrucher Teich
74 min walk • Nestled in the serene landscapes of Germany, Bärenbrucher Teich is a picturesque lake that offers a tranquil getaway from the hustle and bustle of city life. This charming body of water is a hidden gem, attracting nature lovers and those seeking a peaceful retreat...
1.2 miW
Museum, Specialty museum
Upper Harz Mining Museum, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
32 min walk • The Upper Harz Mining Museum is a museum of technological and cultural history in Clausthal-Zellerfeld in the Harz mountains of central Germany.
3.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lower Grumbach Pond
93 min walk • The Lower Grumbach Pond, usually just Grumbach Pond, is an old mining reservoir or Kunstteich between Hahnenklee and Wildemann in the Upper Harz mountains in Germany It is one of the Upper Harz Ponds and was constructed before 1673.
2.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bocksberg
72 min walk • The Bocksberg is the local mountain for the village of Hahnenklee in the borough of Goslar in the German state of Lower Saxony. It lies southeast of this spa village in the Harz mountains and is 726 m above sea level.
1.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Jägersbleeker Teich
41 min walk • The Jägersbleeker Teich in the Harz Mountains of central Germany is a storage pond near the town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld in the county of Goslar in Lower Saxony. It is one of the Upper Harz Ponds that were created for the mining industry.
3.8 miE
Amusement, Amusement park, Garden
Kräuterpark
97 min walk • Kräuterpark Altenau is a botanical garden specializing in medicinal plants, culinary herbs and spices in the mountain town of Altenau in the Upper Harz Mountains in Lower Saxony.
2.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Polster Valley Wheel House
60 min walk • The Polster Valley Wheel House lies in the Polster valley about three kilometres from Altenau in the Upper Harz region of Germany and is surrounded by a campsite.
1.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schalke
46 min walk • The Schalke is a mountain, 762 m above sea level, in the Upper Harz in the German state of Lower Saxony. It lies in Goslar district north of Clausthal-Zellerfeld and west of Schulenberg.
4.1 miNE
Dam
Oker Dam
104 min walk • The Oker Dam is a dam in the Harz mountains in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is fed by the River Oker.