Goslar

travel  wonder in Germany

Why Goslar
is special

Part of Goslar is a well-preserved medieval town where emperors made history and great quantities of silver were mined.

Tips & insights

on Goslar

Silver and other ores were mined locally for over a thousand years, dating back to the 900s and perhaps long before.

Goslar minted some of the silver into coins. They were broadly accepted throughout medieval Europe.

The mines ceased operating only recently, in 1988.

Even though the Rammelsberg mining buildings are now defunct, they create an optical illusion when seen from Goslar below. They appear to be stacked one upon the other.

Today you can tour the Rammelsberg mines. You put on mining attire before going underground.

You learn how the metals were dug and hauled out. You see massive underground water wheels once used for transporting workers and ore - and for pumping out flooded shafts and tunnels.

During the town's heyday, some emperors resided here - and Holy Roman Empire bigwigs assembled in Goslar to decide state affairs.

Goslar wasn't perfect. It had a penchant for burning witches at the stake.

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