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Goslar (; Eastphalian: Goslär) is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and is located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar with over 1.500 timber houses and the Mines of Rammelsberg are UNESCO World Heritage Sites for their millennium-long testimony to the history of ore mining and their political importance for the Holy Roman Empire and Hanseatic League. Each year Goslar awards the Kaiserring to an international artist, called the "Nobel Prize" of the art world.

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Goslar is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany, known for its well-preserved Old Town with over 1,500 timber houses and nearby ore mines that are recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites due to their thousand-year history of mining and significance to the Holy Roman Empire and Hanseatic League. The town is also notable for annually awarding the Kaiserring, a prestigious international art prize sometimes called the "Nobel Prize" of the art world.

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German place.type: Stadt
German place.image_flag: Flagge Goslar.svg
German place.image_coa: DEU Goslar COA.svg
German place.image_plan: Goslar in GS.svg
German place.state: Lower Saxony
German place.district: Goslar
German place.elevation: 255
German place.area: 163.88
German place.postal_code: 38640, 38642, 38644
German place.area_code: 05321, 05325
German place.licence: GS
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 03153017
German place.divisions: 18 districts
German place.website: www.goslar.de
German place.mayor: Urte Schwerdtner
German place.leader_term: 2021–26
German place.Bürgermeistertitel: Oberbürgermeister
German place.party: SPD

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Official website

Die offizielle Website der Stadt Goslar - UNESCO Weltkulturerbestadt

Das offizielle Internet-Portal für Goslarer Bürger, Touristen und Unternehmen. Ein Service der UNESCO-Weltkulturerbestadt Goslar.

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Official name: Goslar
Population: 50253
Area: 163.88
Elevation: 260
Official website: www.goslar.de
Image: Goslar asv2022-06 img29 Rathaus.jpg
Dialing code: 05325
Licence plate code: CLZ

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postal code: 38644
Commons category: Goslar
Commons gallery: Goslar
short name: Gos
P8168: Krautwiller
native label: Goslar
hashtag: Goslar

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Neighbouring municipalities
Town districts
Climate
History
Demographics
Politics
Town council
Lord Mayor
Members of Parliament
Twin towns – sister cities
Culture and sights
Theatre
Museums
Religion
Sports
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Goslar (; Eastphalian: Goslär) is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and is located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar with over 1.500 timber houses and the Mines of Rammelsberg are UNESCO World Heritage Sites for their millennium-long testimony to the history of ore mining and their political importance for the Holy Roman Empire and Hanseatic League. Each year Goslar awards the Kaiserring to an international artist, called the "Nobel Prize" of the art world.

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Free imperial cities Goslar Landmarks in Germany Members of the Hanseatic League Mining communities in Germany Towns in Lower Saxony World Heritage Sites in Germany