Harztor

Harztor is a municipality in the , in , . It was formed on 1 January 2012 by the merger of the former municipalities and .
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  • Type: Municipality with 7,310 residents
  • Description: municipality in Thuringia, Germany
  • Also known as: “16062065”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Poppenberg Observation Tower and Poppenberg.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
is a steel German lattice observation tower that is used for observation, at the same time, for communication. It is a truss tower located in the summit of .

Peak
Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The is a tree-covered hill east of in the Harz mountains of Germany, at an elevation of 601 metres. Since 1897, there has been a 33-metre-high steel lattice observation tower on the summit.

Castle
Photo: Dramburg, Public domain.
is one of the largest and best-preserved castle ruins in Germany and is located near in the vicinity of in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neustadt/Harz and Harzungen.

Village
Photo: Kupferlohr.de, GFDL.
is a village and a former municipality in the , in , . Since July 2018, it is part of the municipality Harztor.

Village
Photo: Wikswat, CC BY 3.0.
is a village and a former municipality in the , in , . Since July 2018, it is part of the municipality Harztor.

Village
Photo: Aschroet, CC0.
is a village and a former municipality in the , in , . Since 1 January 2012, it is part of the municipality Harztor.

Harztor

Latitude
51.5847° or 51° 35′ 5″ north
Longitude
10.8175° or 10° 49′ 3″ east
Population
7,310
Elevation
219 metres (719 feet)
United Nations Location Code
DE HR2
Open location code
9F3GHRM8+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9364027081
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­municipality
Geo­Names ID
8658991
Wiki­data ID
Q507625
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Harztor” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Harztor”
  • Catalan: “Harztor”
  • Cebuano: “Harztor”
  • Chinese: “Harztor”
  • Chinese: “哈茨托尔”
  • Chinese: “哈茨托爾”
  • Czech: “Harztor”
  • Dutch: “Harztor”
  • Esperanto: “Harztor”
  • French: “Harztor”
  • German: “Harztor”
  • Hungarian: “Harztor”
  • Irish: “Harztor”
  • Italian: “Harztor”
  • Japanese: “ハルツトーア”
  • Ladin: “Harztor”
  • Macedonian: “Харцтор”
  • Malay: “Harztor”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Harztor”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Harztor”
  • Persian: “هارتستور”
  • Polish: “Harztor”
  • Portuguese: “Harztor”
  • Russian: “Харцтор”
  • Slovak: “Harztor”
  • Spanish: “Harztor”
  • Swedish: “Harztor”
  • Turkish: “Harztor”
  • Ukrainian: “Гарцтор”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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