Goslar

Mine of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar UNESCO-World Heritage since 1992

Deep in the Rammelsberg once laid the world`s largest deposit of copper, lead and zinc ore. Ore was being mined here as long as 3,000 years ago. Today, an exceptional collection of industrial
monuments and a unique cultural landscape have been preserved. Since the mine was closed in 1988, the site has been home to one of Germany`s biggest and most original museums.

Far beneath the ground, visitors are offered fascinating insights into 850 years of industrial mining history. Goslar Old Town, strongly influenced by mining, also belongs to the world heritage site. The imperial palace built under the Ottonians was extended by the Salian emperors to form their biggest palace complex.

The mine and town reached the peak of their prosperity in around 1200, and then rose again to enjoy a second heyday around 1500. This latter period saw the building of important cultural monuments such as the town hall with its Hall of Homage (Huldigungssaal), municipal churches, hospitals and stately merchants´ houses, which lent the Old Town the magnificent appearance it still enjoys today.

Route Suggestion
From Hildesheim via Goslar, Quedlinburg and Weimar to Wartburg Castle