The Harz region is situated in the heart of Germany, in the federal states of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. Get to know this great region and its natural wonders, culture and rich history. This is an area which overflows with legends about witches, devils and other mysteries…
The nature lover will be sure to enjoy the beautiful low mountain landscape of Harz, with the highest peak of Brocken being 1142 metres high. Part of the Harz Mountains makes up the Harz National Park, a nature park with vast, dense forests, water falls, streams and lakes, as well as rare animal and plant species. Get a feel for the landscape while you travel a part of the 94-kilometre Harz Witches’ Trail. This route runs crossways across the low mountains, following the tracks of the witches, from Osterode in the west to Thale in the east.
In addition to enjoying the nature, you can also ‘get a taste’ of the local history. Admire the old half-timbered houses, castles and picturesque, historic towns such as the ‘Orange Route City’ of Stolberg, Halberstadt, Wernigerode, Sangerhausen, Nordhausen, Duderstadt and the UNESCO half-timbered towns of Quedlinbur and Goslar. Families can go to a fairy tale forest (in Bad Harzburg), an amusement park (Thale) or a number of summer toboggan runs (in Brocken, Thale, Sankt Andreasberg).
In the winter, cross-country skiers can make use of more than 500 kilometres of cross-country skiing runs, and there are also many opportunities for normal skiing.
Places of interest
Harz National Park, with an area of some 15,800 ha. This park has all the typical ecological systems of the area and a peak 1142 metres high, and it is largely forest.
The UNESCO city of Quedlinbur. Admire the 1200 half-timbered houses in this Medieval city, the historic city centre and the ‘Stiftskirche St. Servatius’, an architectural masterpiece from the Romantic Era.
The UNESCO city of Goslar. A fine imperial city where there are, among other things, the 15th-century city hall, many historic half-timbered houses, the Kaiserpfalz (Imperial Palace) and the Gothic “Marktkirche” of Saints Cosmas and Damian.
The historic city of Wernigerode, with its colourful half-timbered houses, the Medieval City Hall and the Wernigerode Castle.
Göttingen, an animated university town, one of the oldest university cities in Germany.
The Medieval town of Duderstadt.
The city of Hildesheim, with 2 churches on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list and the Roemer-Pelizaeusmuseum, with a beautiful collection of art from ancient Egypt and other ancient cultures.
In Herrenhäuser (Hannover) you’ll find one of the best preserved Baroque gardens in Europe.
A visit to the spa and winter sport town of Hahnenklee-Bockwiese. Here you can take the cable car above, to the 726-metre-high Bocksberg, where you’ll find a great view, a lake for swimming and a spa.
A bit nostalgic about the past? Take a trip with the steam train on the Brocken rail line, which runs from Quedlinburg to Brocken.
Fun for the entire family: visit the Hexentanzplatz (the Witches’ Dance Floor, in Thale), where you can take a cable car or ski lift above for a great view. There are also an amusement park and summer bobsleigh run here.
The Rübelander Tropfsteinhöhlen (stalactite and stalagmite caves).
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