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Goslar

Western Europe

Goslar is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range, serving as the administrative center of the district of Goslar. The Old Town of Goslar, with more than 1,500 timber houses, and the nearby Mines of Rammelsberg are UNESCO World Heritage Sites recognized for their millennium-long testimony to the history of ore mining and their political importance to the Holy Roman Empire and the Hanseatic League. Each year the town awards the Kaiserring, sometimes called the Nobel Prize of the art world, to an international artist.

Facts
Population
47,454 1
Area (sq km)
163.71 1
Founding Year
979 2
Founding Year
979 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
255 1
Latitude
51.906003 degrees north 1
Longitude
10.429163 degrees east 1
FAQs

Why did German kings build an imperial palace in Goslar?

The rich silver mines in Rammelsberg led to a palace complex there.

German kings and emperors had held large tracts of land around the Harz since Carolingian times. Later, the rich silver mines in Rammelsberg gave rise to the construction of a splendid palace complex in Goslar.
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Origin Of

Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor

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Sources
1. Goslar (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 47,454 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 51.906003, longitude 10.429163
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 255 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 163.71 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 47454 (2025)
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2. Goslar (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 979
    The settlement on the Gose creek was first mentioned in a 979 deed issued by Emperor Otto II; it was located in the Saxon homelands of the Ottonian dynasty and probably a royal palace (Königspfalz) already existed at the site.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 979
    The settlement on the Gose creek was first mentioned in a 979 deed issued by Emperor Otto II; it was located in the Saxon homelands of the Ottonian dynasty and probably a royal palace (Königspfalz) already existed at the site.
  • Source text, founding-year: 979
    The settlement on the Gose creek was first mentioned in a 979 deed issued by Emperor Otto II; it was located in the Saxon homelands of the Ottonian dynasty and probably a royal palace (Königspfalz) already existed at the site.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Goslar
Wikidata Q3896, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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