Clausthal-Zellerfeld

Clausthal-Zellerfeld is a town in the Upper Harz in Lower Saxony. It is the largest town of the Oberharz community and is at an altitude of 535 m ASL. It is great for winter activities, and for walking and mountain biking during the rest of the year. Clausthal has a well-known university, Aula Academica. The town has a picturesque low mountain range landscape with crystal clear waters in more than 60 ponds and flowering meadows.

See: 17
Do: 4
Eat: 7
Drink: 1
Buy: 7

36 places

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"Fratzenapotheke"

Bergapotheke

The house with 64 faces has served as a pharmacy for a long time. Inside you can see historical pharmacy furniture.

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Alraune

They have a range of good fresh food on offer, including many streaks and traditional German cuisine. Parties can be catered for on request.

Mon Tue Thu-Sat 11:30-22:00, Sun 11:30-21:00from €11

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Altes Postamt

Former post office of the town of Zellerfeld. It has a carillon.

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Amtsgericht

Government building from 1734, used for different purposes throughout history, and now a courthouse.

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Aula Academica

This buildings was donated by the alumni of the mining academy in the 1920s and has served as an event venue ever since. The "Jugend Forscht" (lit. "Youth is researching" event) takes place here yearly.

Clausthal-Zellerfeld/Buntenbock Ski Resort

A tiny ski resort with just one ski lift with only 50 m (164 feet) of vertical descent, and some cross-country skiing tracks. 300 m (1000 ft) of pistes.

Adults €15, children €12.50

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Die Fellerei

former Landhaus Kemper

Traditional specialities to the Hotel such as Saffron pasta with Möhrenpesto and goat's cheese in lemon marinade, Harz red Höhenvieh with Quince, Chestnut mousse with, Bratapfel sauce and a selection of fine wines.

from €17

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Friedrich-Adolph-Roemer-Denkmal

Friedrich-Adolph Roemer was the founder of present-day TU Clausthal.

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Geo Museum

Geosammlung der Technischen Universität Clausthal

The collections of the Technical University are among the largest in Germany.

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Kaiser-Wilhelm-Schacht

Germany's second oldest preserved iron headframe. The shaft had a depth of 1000 m.

Mi und Sat: 15:00-17:00

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Kellerclub

This cellar club is run by students and often has special events taking place. It has a cocktail menu.

Daily from 21:00

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Landesbergamt

Adminstrative centre for mining activities in Upper Harz and northern Germany. Their archives are extensive and worth seeing.

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Market Church To the Holy Spirit

Marktkirche zum Heiligen Geist

The original church was destroyed in the great fire in 1634. It was decided to replace it with a wooden church, which was completed in 1642. It is now the largest wooden church in Germany and can seat up to 2200 people. Inside there's a massive organ and a great altar.

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Ottiliaeschacht

Main mining pit for the Clausthal area. Remarkable headframe that is one of the oldest in Europe. Two scenes from the 2014 movie The Monuments Men were shot here.

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Pennymarkt

Low cost supermarket chain. Other shops are also inside the complex.

Mon-Sat 07:00-22:00

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Polsterberger-hubhaus

Located in a sunny clearing in the forest, they cook locally sourced cuisine.

Jun-Oct: daily 11:00-19:00, Nov-May: Wed-Sun 11:00-19:00from €12

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Restaurant Glück-Auf

The restaurant prides itself on good customer service combined with good, well presented food of high quality, they offer children's menus and a wide variety of dishes; check the website for the menu.

Daily 11:00-14:30, 17:30-22:00from €10

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Runde Radstube der Grube Thurm Rosenhof

In one of the oldest and longest-used mines in the area, you can walk down stairs to the bottom of the mine.

open Sun and holidays 13:00

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Schacht Kaiser Wilhelm II

The Kaiser Wilhelm pit is the starting point for exploring the Oberharzer Wasserregal. From here there are guided tours to historical mining facilities above and below ground.

Exhibition is open Wed and Sat 15:00-17:00

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The Upper Harz Mining Museum

Oberharzer Bergwerksmuseum

The Upper Harz Mining Museum in the Zellerfeld district is one of the oldest museums in Germany dedicated to the history of engineering. You can go back in time and discover the development of ore mining in the Harz, the hard working conditions and the ingenuity of the miners in various exhibitions and you can look at the original mining installations outdoors. One of the highlights is the famous man engine, an adventurous but effective method to get quickly into great depths.

Daily 10:00-17:00

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The Upper Harz Water Regale

Oberharzer Wasserregal

This is a system of dams, reservoirs, ditches and other structures, much of which was built from the 16th to 19th centuries to divert and store the water that drove the water wheels of the mines in the Upper Harz. The word Regale stands for the granting of royal privileges or rights in this case to permit the use of water for mining operations in the Harz Mountains. The Upper Harz Water Regale is one of the largest and most important historic mining water management systems in the world. In the system of the Upper Harz Water Regale there are over 35 such tunnels with a total length of about 30 km. It has been listed as a UNESCO world heritage since 1992.

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Hiking Trails

There is a large network of hiking trails (Harz Club) which is very well signposted. Nordic walking routes are also well signposted. For the more adventurous you can walk from Clausthal Zellerfeld to Goslar. This is a 16.36-km hike in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany. The hike has a total ascent of 198 m and has a maximum elevation of 764 m.

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The Volksbank Arena Cycle Network

The Volksbank Arena sponsors a huge network of signposted routes for mountain bikers in three difficulty levels (62 routes, 1,800-km circuit). Seven MTB circular routes start directly at the tourist information in Zellerfeld (Berger Str. 31).

Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00, Sat 09:00-13:00

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