Sights and landmarks in Clausthal-Zellerfeld

Sights and landmarks in Clausthal-Zellerfeld

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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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   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.

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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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   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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    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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    Dietzelhaus

    Imposing building from 1673.

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    Light railway to the Ottiliae pit

    mining museum

    runs Apr-Oct Sat 14:30, Sun, holidays 11:00, 14:30

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    St. Salvatoris

    Lutheran church with an altar painting by Werner Tübke.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Clausthal-Zellerfeld (CC BY-SA 4.0).