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Bad Harzburg

Located in Landkreis Goslar, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 51°53′59″ N 10°33′44″ E

Bad Harzburg
Kassandro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
19,489
19.5K
Elevation
210 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
29
listed under Bad Harzburg
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport87 km
KSF Kassel Airport97 km

About Bad Harzburg

Bad Harzburg is a village. Location: Landkreis Goslar, Lower Saxony. Population: 19,489. Elevation: 210 m.

From Wikipedia

Bad Harzburg (German pronunciation: [baːt ˈhaʁtsˌbʊʁk] ; Eastphalian: Bad Harzborch) is a spa town in central Germany, in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony. It lies on the northern edge of the Harz mountains and is a recognised saltwater spa and climatic health resort.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
65.5 km²
Official website
stadt-bad-harzburg.de

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Bad Harzburg

  • Szklarska Poręba· Poland

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Bad Harzburg over time

Population of Bad Harzburg over time
1910 4,728
2014 21,619
2015 21,735
2016 21,969
2017 22,017
2018 21,945
2019 21,945
2021 21,754
2022 21,738
2023 21,503
2024 19,489
2025 19,503

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Bad Harzburg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (85 mm)
Driest month
February (51 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Bad Harzburg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°12°17°20°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°0°2°7°10°12°11°8°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)715170576581747164647485

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bad Harzburg

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 87 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzgitter, 30 km to the north.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 87 kmnorthwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 97 kmsouthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 106 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 30 kmnorth
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 41 kmnorth
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 60 kmsouthwest
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 60 kmnorth
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 77 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Bad Harzburg

Within 100 km: 462 historic and cultural sites, 3,792 natural sites, 803 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km562 places

  • Schalk River 12 kmSW
  • Aue River 23 kmNE
  • Aue River 18 kmNE
  • Zillerbachtalsperre Lake 19 kmSE

25–60 km1,596 places

  • Sarre River 57 kmE
  • Bere River 41 kmS
  • Tietal Lake 47 kmE
  • Talsperre Wendefurth Lake 29 kmSE

60–100 km2,899 places

  • Wiehe River 77 kmN
  • Ohe River 66 kmNW
  • Frieda River 85 kmS
  • Ehle River 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Bad Harzburg

29 places
  1. 7 Bettingerode 408

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages4

Mountains & nature18

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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