Mining in the Harz

Mine and mining museum in the Harz

The Rammelsberg () is a mountain, high, on the northern edge of the Harz range, south of the historic town of Goslar in the North German state of Lower Saxony. The mountain is the location of an important silver, copper, and lead mine. When it closed in 1988, it had been the only mine still working continuously for over 1,000 years. Because of its long history of mining and testimony to the advancement and exchange of technology over many centuries, the visitor mine of Rammelsberg was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.

breed of domestic canary from the Upper Harz, Germany

railway line in Germany

Region of Saxony-Anhalt

museum in Germany