Goslar

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Goslar is a historic German town at the foot of the Harz Mountains, renowned for its well-preserved medieval old town and former silver mines, both recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.


Statements (54)
Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode 05321
country Germany
economyCurrentlyBasedOn tourism
economyHistoricallyBasedOn mining
foundedBy Saxon settlers
foundedInCentury 10th century
governingBody Goslar town council
hasFestival Goslar Christmas Market
Goslar International Concerto Days
hasLandmark Breite Straße
Goslar Town Hall
Imperial Palace of Goslar
Kaiserpfalz Goslar
Market Church of St. Cosmas and Damian
Marktplatz Goslar
Rammelsberg mine
Siemenshaus Goslar
hasMayor Lord Mayor of Goslar
hasMuseum Imperial Palace Museum Goslar
Rammelsberg Mining Museum
hasRailwayStation Goslar station
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageSince 1992
historicalAffiliation Holy Roman Empire
historicalRegion Duchy of Saxony NERFINISHED
knownFor Romanesque and half-timbered architecture
silver mining history
well-preserved medieval old town
locatedAt northern foot of the Harz Mountains
locatedIn Harz district
Lower Saxony
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedOnRiver Gose
nearRiver Oker
officialLanguage German
partOf Federal Republic of Germany
postalCode 38640
38642
38644
stateCapitalOf none
touristRegion Harz
twinTown Beroun
Brzeg
Rennes-le-Château
Windsor and Maidenhead
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteContains Mines of Rammelsberg
Old Town of Goslar
Upper Harz Water Management System
vehicleRegistrationCode GS
wasFreeImperialCity true
wasImperialCity true


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