Polster Valley Wheel House

The Polster Valley Wheel House lies in the Polster valley about three kilometres from Altenau in the Upper Harz region of Germany and is surrounded by a campsite.

Type: Building
Description: human settlement in Germany
Also known as: “Polstertaler Zechenhaus”
Address: 1, Polstertal, Altenau, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, 38707

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hüttenteich Altenau and Polsterberg Pumphouse.

Hüttenteich Altenau

Lake

Photo: Kemmi.1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hüttenteich Altenau is a lake.

The Polsterberg Pumphouse is a pumping station above the Dyke Ditch in the Upper Harz in central Germany which is used today as a forest restaurant. As part of the Upper Harz Water Regale it was built in the 18th century and was used to lift the water needed in Clausthal for the mining industry from the Dyke Ditch to the level of the highest pond, the Hirschler Pond. Polsterberg Pumphouse is situated 1 km southwest of Polster Valley Wheel House.

Fortuner Teich

Lake

Photo: BRFBlake, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fortuner Teich is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altenau and Mittelschulenberg.

Altenau

Village

Photo: B.Thomas95, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Altenau is a town and a former municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the town Clausthal-Zellerfeld.