Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
Clausthal-Zellerfeld is a town of 15,345 people in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Why visit Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Townapedia lists 139 museums and landmarks, 31 parks and trails, 64 places to eat, 48 places to stay and 61 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Bad Grund, Iberg Dripstone Cave, Oberharzer Bergwerksmuseum and Alter Dammgraben.
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About Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Clausthal-Zellerfeld (German pronunciation: [ˈklaʊstaːlˈtsɛlɐfɛlt] ) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the southwestern part of the Harz mountains. Its population is approximately 15,000. The town hosts the Clausthal University of Technology.
From the Wikipedia article Clausthal-Zellerfeld (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Clausthal-Zellerfeld on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do61
Bad Grund
Monument and historic site · 7.0 km
Municipality of Germany
Iberg Dripstone Cave
Monument and historic site · 5.9 km
Public cave and geology museum in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany
49 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks139
Oberharzer Bergwerksmuseum
Museum · 0.8 km
Das Oberharzer Bergwerksmuseum ist das älteste Technik- und Freilichtmuseum Deutschlands. Das Museum zeigt die historische Entwicklung...
16 Bornhardtstraße, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Nov-Mar 10:00-16:00; Apr-Oct 10:00-17:00; Dec 24,Dec 31 off
19-Lachter-Stollen
Museum · 4.2 km
18 Im Sonnenglanz, Wildemann
"seasonal opening hours. check website."
Alter Dammgraben
Monument and historic site · 5.1 km
Graben teilweise nicht mehr, teilweise nur noch als leichte Mulde erkennbar
Historische Sammlung Instrumentelle Analytik
Museum
4 Paul-Ernst-Straße, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
"Nach Vereinbarung"
Geosammlung Clausthal
Museum · 0.6 km
2A Adolph-Roemer-Straße, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Tu-Fr 10:00-12:00, We-Fr 14:00-16:00, Sa 10:00-16:00, Su 10:00-15:00
127 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds31
Spielplatz am NaturErlebnisPark Lerbach
Playground · 5.7 km
Neben dem Naturerlebnispark Lerbach. Wunderschöne Anlage zum Verweilen, zum Genießen und für die Kinder zum Spielen, auch am und im...
19 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes64
Da Mario
Restaurant · Italian
33 Adolph-Roemer-Straße, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Tu-Su 12:00-14:30,18:00-22:00
Bäckerei Moock
Bakery · 5.7 km
1 Hindenburgplatz, Goslar
Mo-Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa 07:00-17:00; PH,Su 07:30-17:00
52 more on the map.
History
Clausthal-Zellerfeld originally consisted of two towns which were merged in 1924 to form an administrative unit. Clausthal is well known for the old Clausthal University of Technology and its magnificent buildings, while Zellerfeld is a typical tourist resort for hikers and winter sportsmen. Clausthal-Zellerfeld is the largest town in the area that is situated in the mountains rather than on the edge.
Mining in the area began in the 16th century. Modern wire rope was invented to service the iron mines in the 1830s by the German mining engineer Wilhelm Albert in the years between 1831 and 1834 for use in mining in the Harz Mountains in Clausthal. It was quickly accepted because it proved superior to ropes made of hemp or to metal chains, such as had been used before and soon found its way into diverse applications, including most notably, suspension bridges. The Innerste Valley Railway was inaugurated in 1877 and extended to Altenau in 1914. The large station building and 70 other buildings in the town were destroyed in an air raid on 7 October 1944. 92 people lost their lives.
From the History section of Clausthal-Zellerfeld on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay48
Churches and places of worship14
Maria Schnee
Church · Roman Catholic · 5.8 km
6 Lautenthaler Straße, Goslar
Marktkirche "Zum heiligen Geist"
Church · Lutheran · 0.7 km
1 An der Marktkirche, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
St. Nikolaus
Church · Roman Catholic
11 Burgstätter Straße, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Sūnyatā Meditation Monastery Goslar
Place of worship · Zen · 5.8 km
2 Lautenthaler Straße, Goslar
Shopping18
Gas and EV charging6
Aral Tankstelle Christian Herterich e.K.
Gas station · 1.3 km
64 Goslarsche Straße, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Schools, colleges and libraries13
Fachschule für Wirtschaft und Technik
School
2 Paul-Ernst-Straße, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Bildungsstätte der Sportjugend Niedersachsen
School
9 Adolf-Ey-Straße, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Georg Diederichs Schule
School · 0.6 km
2 Einersberger Blick, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Healthcare4
Map of Clausthal-Zellerfeld
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Getting there and nearby towns
Forschungsflughafen Braunschweig-Wolfsburg (BWE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 59 km away.
- Goslar 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
- Seesen 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Langelsheim 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- Herzberg am Harz 17 km south, about 17 min by car
- Vienenburg 22 km northeast, about 22 min by car
- Bad Gandersheim 23 km west, about 23 min by car
- Northeim 26 km southwest, about 26 min by car
- Bockenem 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
- Einbeck 32 km west, about 32 min by car
- Duderstadt 33 km south, about 33 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Zellbach 13, 3, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 13, 2, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 29, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 11, 3, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 13, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 11, 2, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 29, 2, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 11, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 6, 2, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 6, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 4, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 46, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 46, 2, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Berliner Straße, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach, 2, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paul-Ernst-Straße 8, 2, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paul-Ernst-Straße 10, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 62, 2, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 62, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 62, 3, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paul-Ernst-Straße 8, 3, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 64, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paul-Ernst-Straße 4, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kronenplatz 10, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zellbach 63, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clausthal-Zellerfeld Robert-Koch-Wohnhaus April-2016 IMG 7871, C. Löser, CC BY 3.0 de
- Paul-Ernst-Straße 6, 2, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paul-Ernst-Straße 8+6, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kronenplatz 7, 2, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gedenktafel Robert Koch, Kronenplatz 12, 2, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kronenplatz 12, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kronenplatz 5 - 9, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paul-Ernst-Straße 4, 3, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BadGrund01s, Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Iberger Tropfsteinhoehle, Siegbert Brey, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HahnenkleeStabkircheSued2, User Kassandro on de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- TU-Clausthal-2019-msu-wlm1-4128, Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 19-Lachter-Stollen Besucherbergwerk, BRFBlake, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Polsterberger Hubhaus, The original uploader was Hejkal at German Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0
- HahnenkleeCathChurch, Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wildemann St. Maria Magdalena 4, Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- BergapothekeZellerfeld, Kassandro, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dorfkirche Buntenbock 01, Migebert, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clausthal-Zellerfeld - Marktkirche - Außenansicht 2014-05 (1), Johamar, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kuckholzklippe Aussichtsturm, B.Thomas95, CC BY-SA 3.0
- BocksbergHahnenklee, Kassandro, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Clausthal-Zellerfeld Bergwerksmuseum, Axel Hindemith, Public domain
- Clausthal TU Wohnheim 1, User Moosmutzel on de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sankt Salvatoris Kirche, User AxelHH on de.wikipedia, Public domain
- HahnenkleeStabkircheSuedwest, Kassandro, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Clausthal StNikolaus, Rabanus Flavus, Public domain
- FachschuleWirtschaftTechnikClausthalZellerfeld, Eugler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Alter Friedhof, Graupenstraße, 1, Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, DruideBizeps, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bitnapper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, skjall, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, camdrive2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thetornado76, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, DruideBizeps, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, DruideBizeps, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bitnapper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, robffm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, camdrive2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, atpl_pilot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, skjall, CC BY-SA 4.0
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