Goslar
Sign in to saveGoslar (; Eastphalian: Goslär) is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and is located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar with over 1.500 timber houses and the Mines of Rammelsberg are UNESCO World Heritage Sites for their millennium-long testimony to the history of ore mining and their political importance for the Holy Roman Empire and Hanseatic League. Each year Goslar awards the Kaiserring to an international artist, called the "Nobel Prize" of the art world.
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Goslar is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany, known for its well-preserved Old Town with over 1,500 timber houses and nearby ore mines that are recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites due to their thousand-year history of mining and significance to the Holy Roman Empire and Hanseatic League. The town is also notable for annually awarding the Kaiserring, a prestigious international art prize sometimes called the "Nobel Prize" of the art world.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_flag
- Flagge Goslar.svg
- German place.image_coa
- DEU Goslar COA.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Goslar in GS.svg
- German place.state
- Lower Saxony
- German place.district
- Goslar
- German place.elevation
- 255
- German place.area
- 163.88
- German place.postal_code
- 38640, 38642, 38644
- German place.area_code
- 05321, 05325
- German place.licence
- GS
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 03153017
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25 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Neighbouring municipalities
- Town districts
- Climate
- History
- Demographics
- Politics
- Town council
- Lord Mayor
- Members of Parliament
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Culture and sights
- Theatre
- Museums
- Religion
- Sports
- Celebrations and Events
- Economy and infrastructure
- Transport
- Media
- Education
- Notable people
- Sport
- References
- External links
Goslar (; Eastphalian: Goslär) is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and is located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar with over 1.500 timber houses and the Mines of Rammelsberg are UNESCO World Heritage Sites for their millennium-long testimony to the history of ore mining and their political importance for the Holy Roman Empire and Hanseatic League. Each year Goslar awards the Kaiserring to an international artist, called the "Nobel Prize" of the art world.
==Geography==