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P Siemenshaus
VISITORS’ CHECKLIST Schreiberstraße 12. Tel (05321) 780
620. Closed to the public; call for
Practical Information a tour.
Road map: D3. * 46,000.
n Markt 7 (05321-780 60). _ This half-timbered house, one of
Goslarer Tag der Kleinkunst (Jun); the most attractive, was once
Internationales Musikfest (Aug). owned by the Siemens family
Transport who have their roots in Goslar.
£ Hans Siemens built it in 1693.
The underground train into the mine at
R St Peter and Paul the Bergbaumuseum Rammelsberg
Frankenberger Platz.
Located in the Frankenberg P Breites Tor
neighbourhood, this was one of Breite Straße.
47 churches which once stood in Some parts of the defensive
the town. It was built in the 12th system, dating mainly from
century, and the tympanum of around 1500, are well preserved.
the south portal dates from this This “wide gate”, seen on the
period. Extensively refurbished, eastern approach to the town, is
the church prides itself on its the most imposing part.
magnificent Baroque furnishings.
P St Annen-Stift
R St Jakobi Glockengiesserstraße 65. Tel (05321)
Jakobi-Kirchhof. Tel (05321) 303 672. 398 700. Open 10am–noon Mon,
Open 9:30am–4pm daily. Thu, Fri.
The present appearance of this The hospice of St Anna for
church, the only Catholic one in orphans, the elderly and infirm
Goslar, is the result of Gothic was founded in 1494 and is the
. Historic Half- additions, although the structure oldest preserved half-timbered
Timbered Houses of the walls remains Romanesque. house in Germany. Behind its
Many charming half- The famous work of art in the picturesque façade is a beautiful
timbered buildings church is the Pietà by Hans von small chapel with superb
from various periods Witten, but it is also worth paintings on a wooden ceiling.
have survived in Goslar, looking at the wall paintings, the
creating compact rows organ and the baptismal font. E Bergbaumuseum
of houses in the streets Rammelsberg
of the city centre. R Neuwerkkirche Bergtal 19. Tel (05321) 750 122.
Rosentorstraße 27a. Tel (05321) 228 39. Open 9am–6pm daily
Open Mar–Oct: 10am–noon & 2:30– Goslar’s mining museum is
4:30pm Mon–Sat; 2:30–4:30pm Sun. based in the 10th-century
This impressive late-Romanesque silver mine. One of the oldest
church was built in the 12th–13th industrial structures in the
centuries for the Cistercian Order, world, it is a UNESCO World
T H O M A S S T R A S S E buildings date from the early 18th mining tools and utensils used
St Annen Stift
although the surviving monastic
Heritage Site. On display are
century. Inside, the wall paintings in various periods. Visitors can
take a train ride through the
and the choir partition are of
interest. The church is surrounded
history of mining.
by a peaceful garden. mine and learn about the

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The above-ground buildings of the silver mine in Rammelsberg

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