Country Germany District Goslar Postal codes 38700 Population 4,866 (31 Dec 2008) | State Lower Saxony Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Dialling codes 05520 Local time Thursday 8:49 PM | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 97% Humidity Points of interest Wurmberg Gondola Lift, Hohegeiß, Wurmberg, Skischule Oberharz, Heimat‑ und Skimuseum | ||
Braunlage niedersachsen germany
Braunlage is a town and health resort in the Goslar district in Lower Saxony in Germany. It lies within the Harz mountain range, south of the Brocken. Braunlage's main business is tourism, particularly ski tourists. Nearby ski resorts include the Sonnenberg and the slopes on the Wurmberg.
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- Braunlage niedersachsen germany
- Map of Braunlage Germany
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- Geography
- Transportation
- History
- Town council
- Sports
- Sights
- Sons and daughters of the town
- Personalities who have worked on the ground
- References
Map of Braunlage, Germany
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Geography
The town consists of three districts:
Transportation
Braunlage is situated at the Bundesstraßen B4 running from Braunschweig to Nordhausen and B27 from Blankenburg to Göttingen.
Local buses provide service between Braunlage and the nearby communities of Bad Harzburg, Sankt Andreasberg, Schierke, Wernigerode, Hohegeiß, Bad Sachsa, Nordhausen, Bad Lauterberg, Herzberg, and Clausthal-Zellerfeld.
Braunlage used to be served by the South Harz Railway Company, but service was cut in 1958.
History
Braunlage started out as a pit settlement in the forest first mentioned as brunenlohe in a 1253 deed, which was revived, when the Counts of Blankenburg established an ironworks in 1561. With the County Braunlage fell to the Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1599. In the 17th century it was a small market town, in 1934 it received town privileges and municipal status as a health resort.
In 1963 it became the location of the longest gondola lift of Northern Germany, with a length of 2.8 kilometers and a height difference of 400 meters to the mountain station on the Wurmberg mountain, see Wurmberg Gondola Lift.
On 7 May 1964 Gerhard Zucker demonstrated a flight of mail rockets on the Hasselkopf hill. One of these rockets exploded, killing three people.
Town council
2006 local elections:
Sports
The local hockey team Harzer Wölfe is an important part of the northern German Ice Hockey Culture.
There were several ski jumps on the Wurmberg which hosted international competitions.
Sights
The Silberteich and the Hahnenkleeklippen on the way to Sankt Andreasberg are popular tourist destinations.
The Dicke Tannen is a protected landscape of giant spruce trees near Hohegeiß.