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The Upper Harz Mining Museum in the Zellerfeld district is one of the oldest museums in Germany dedicated to the history of engineering. You can go back in time and discover the development of ore mining in the Harz, the hard working conditions and the ingenuity of the miners in various exhibitions and you can look at the original mining installations outdoors. One of the highlights is the famous man engine, an adventurous but effective method to get quickly into great depths.
The Upper Harz Mining Museum is a museum of technological and cultural history in Clausthal-Zellerfeld in the Harz mountains of central Germany. It is one of the oldest technological museums in Germany and concentrates on the history and presentation of mining in the Upper Harz up to the 19th century.
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Former post office of the town of Zellerfeld. It has a carillon.
Bergapotheke
The house with 64 faces has served as a pharmacy for a long time. Inside you can see historical pharmacy furniture.
Imposing building from 1673.
Lutheran church with an altar painting by Werner Tübke.
Government building from 1734, used for different purposes throughout history, and now a courthouse.
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