HOLIDAY 2011 - Der Oberharz

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O b E r H a r z
Sankt andreasberg
Sankt Andreasberg is the highest mountain town in the Harz and
is situated next to the National Park and close to the Brocken. It is
surrounded by beautiful mountain meadows.
The climate is great! 200 km hiking trails through mountains,
valleys and the Harz National Park, the Harzer-Hexen-Stieg hiking
trail, adventure in the sky rope garden, Nordic walking, mountain
biking, summer toboggan, archery, tennis, swimming, the
National Park House and innovative holiday offers provide fun,
adventure and exercise during your holiday.
The cultural treasures of this former silver ore-mining industry, bears
witness to the historic mining dominance of this romantic mountain
town. The silver ore mine Samson with its original machine “Gaipel”
and the two water wheels are part of the Upper Harz Water Management
and were added in 2010 as a UNESCO World Heritage
Site. The complex includes the mine “Catharina Neufang”, where
you can admire the mining industry from 1500 and the world's only
Harzer canaries museum, a unique museum where they show you
the history of breeding and raising canaries starting from 1485 in a
lovingly created exhibition. Today they still breed and raise canaries.
Near Sankt Andreasberg is another UNESCO World Heritage site to
be visited – the Oker reservoir with its water ways “Rehberger Graben”
and the restaurant “Rehberger Grabenhaus”, here you will
find a small exhibition on the “Upper Harz Water Management”.
In the mine “Grube Roter Bär” (red bear) you can experience the
historic mining first hand.
Top conditions for winter sports
As one of the highest ski areas in the Harz mountains Sankt Andreasberg
can guarantee snow almost every year. Once the snow arrives you will
find the perfect winter sport conditions on the Matthias-Schmidt-berg
and the Sonnenberg. You can do major winter sports such as alpine
skiing and snowboarding with the necessary lifts. In and around Sankt
Andreasberg is a network of cross country skiing through beautiful winter
forest. The trails amount to more than several hundred kilometres.
Sankt Andreasberg offers the ideal infrastructure for cross-country skiing,
biathlon, alpine skiing, snowboarding, tobogganing, snow tubing,
snowshoeing and winter hiking.
Booking Hotline
+49 5582-80 336
www.oberharz.de