landmark
Goslar Old Town
A UNESCO imperial town at the foot of the Harz, with 1,500 half-timbered houses and a thousand-year-old mine.
9 km · about 20 min drive
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Bad Harzburg
Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Bad Harzburg
Bad Harzburg is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Stapelburg, 17km from Wernigerode Castle.
Bad Harzburg is in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 23,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Stapelburg, about 7 km away.
Bad Harzburg (German pronunciation: [baːt ˈhaʁtsˌbʊʁk] ; Eastphalian: Bad Harzborch) is a spa town in central Germany, in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony. It lies on the northern edge of the Harz mountains and is a recognised saltwater spa and climatic health resort.
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What is there to see near Bad Harzburg?
Within an hour or so of Bad Harzburg: Goslar Old Town (9 km), Brocken (10 km), Wernigerode Castle (17 km), Quedlinburg (41 km).
Where is Bad Harzburg?
Bad Harzburg is in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 7 km from Stapelburg.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,954
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.8827, 10.5616
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Bad Harzburg
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Brocken
The Harz's highest peak at 1,141m, wreathed in legend and mist and reached by a historic steam railway.
10 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Wernigerode Castle
A romantic neo-Gothic castle perched above a colourful half-timbered town, the picturesque gateway to the Harz mountains.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Quedlinburg
Over 1,300 half-timbered houses spanning eight centuries cluster below the Romanesque collegiate church where Germany's first king lies buried; UNESCO-listed yet still missing from most itineraries.
41 km · about 50 min drive
museum
PS Storage Depot Einbeck
Quirky German museum with stacked towers of classic cars and an interactive celebration of car culture and engineering.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
PS.SPEICHER
A world-class mobility museum in Einbeck showcasing the history of motorised transport through interactive exhibits and over 400 vehicles.
49 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Hildesheim Cathedral
A UNESCO Romanesque cathedral famed for its thousand-year-old rose bush and ancient bronze doors.
51 km · about 60 min drive
racetrack
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
Fast, flowing 3.7 km circuit near Magdeburg that stages DTM, superbikes and public track days: a favourite for affordable open-pitlane driving in eastern Germany.
52 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Bad Harzburg
- Right hereBrockenThe Harz's highest peak at 1,141m, wreathed in legend and mist and reached by a historic steam railway.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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