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Our tourism region Up in the Harz

Thirteen villages - one municipality - just different!

Our region - an insider tip on the edge of the main Harz hiking trails. Here you will find peace, breathe fresh mountain air and enjoy an endless expanse.

We invite you to follow the spring landscape, which, with its originality and strength, is a place for soothing moments.

Travel with us sustainably and free of charge with all public bus and tram lines to your hikes or excursion destinations.
Enjoy regional products in our gastronomy.

Do you already know the regional brand "Typisch Harz"?

In addition to the regionality, many traditional Harz events are part of our unique tourist region. 

In addition to peace, idyll and tradition, there are some contrasts to experience.

Now that the days are getting longer, spring and the Easter holidays are just around the corner, we have summarized exciting and eventful excursion destinations and attractions invite you to be discovered.

Feel welcome in a fascinating holiday region - here UP IN THE HARZ.

tourist information offices UP in the HARZ

All offices and opening hours can be found here.

Hiking UP in the HARZ

discover our circular hiking trails

It's up to you - easy, medium or hard.

Our villages

dotted in the idyll

Benneckenstein   Elbingerode   Elend   Hasselfelde   Königshütte    Neuwerk
Rotacker   Rübeland   Sorge   Stiege   Susenburg   Tanne   Trautenstein

Benneckenstein

A small town in the border triangle of Saxony-Anhalt, Lower Saxony and Thuringia.

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Im Dreiländereck Thüringen, Niedersachsen und Sachsen-Anhalt lieg die Stadt Benneckenstein.

Benneckenstein

Elbingerode (Harz)

A resort with thousands of years of mining history.

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Zur Tourismusregion Oben im Harz gehört die Stadt Elbingerode.

Elbingerode (Harz)

Elend (Harz)

A picturesque Harz village at the foot of the Brocken mountain.

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Der kleine Harzort Elend Oben im Harz befindet sich zwischen den Wintersportorten Schierke und Braunlage.

Elend (Harz)

Hasselfelde

A climatic health resort on a high plateau in the middle of the Harz Nature Park.

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Die Westernstadt Pullman City Harz und die Harzköhlerei Stemberghaus haben die Stadt Hasselfelde über die Grenzen hinaus bekannt gemacht.

Hasselfelde

Königshütte

The small Harz town near the rivers Warme and Kalte Bode enchants with its unspoilt Harz landscape.

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Im Harzdörfchen Königshütte Oben im Harz fleißen Kalte und Warme Bode zusammen und liegt am Streckenabschnitt des Harzer-Hexen-Stieges

Königshütte

Neuwerk (Harz)

A small, idyllic mountain village located directly on the Harzer-Hexen-Stieg and on the river Bode.

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Neuwerk (Harz)

Rotacker

A small and quiet Harz town near Hasselfelde.
Very popular with families.

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Rotacker

Cave town Rübeland

Rugged cliffs and the mystical world of the dripstone caves characterize this small town in the Harz Mountains.

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Rübeland wird auch als Höhlenort bezeichnet, wo sich die beiden Tropfsteinhöhlen befinden.

Cave town Rübeland

Sorge (Harz)

The small town in the Harz is located directly on the former inner-German border.

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Sorge (Harz)

Stiege (Harz)

A small Harz town, beautifully and idyllically situated on the Selketal-Stieg.

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Stiege (Harz)

Susenburg

A Harz village away from the hustle and bustle directly on the Harzer-Hexen-Stieg.

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Susenburg

Tanne (Harz)

A traditional place in the Harz with the well-known Harzer Rote Höhenvieh.

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Tanne (Harz)

Trautenstein

The Harz town is a small hiker's paradise with a pretty baroque half-timbered church.

Trautenstein


Current events

News UP in the HARZ

ATTENTION > closure of the B244 entrance to Elbingerode

In the period from April 3rd to 14th, 2023, the B244 in the area of the entrance to ​​Elbingerode (coming from Wernigerode) will be completely…

New > KONTRASTREICH. The magazine, UP in the HARZ

Mysterious, surprising, not everyday - these are the stories that are told here "Up in the Harz".


Hiking tip

Circular route Stiege stave church

Small circular route through the village of Stiege along the Lake Stiege directly to the Stiege stave church. Entertaining, eventful and relaxed - the approx. 3.2 km short circular hiking trail takes you through the tranquil Harz town of Stiege.

Experience culture & traditions

TOP events in March & April

Experience culture & traditions

TOP events in March & April

Bluebird Irish Folk

Saint Patrick’s Day in Werk3. From 8 p.m.. Look forward to an atmospheric evening at Werk3 with the Irish folk band Bluebird.

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Bluebird Irish Folk

17th March, 2023

Opening's weekend

in the western town Pullman City Harz in Hasselfelde.

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Opening's weekend

24th to 26th March, 2023

Big Aprés-Ski party

from 7.00 p.m. in der Harzköhlerei Stemberghaus Hasselfelde.

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Big Aprés-Ski party

25th March, 2023

Flashlight tours for children

From 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. young cave explorers can go through the dripstone caves in Rübeland with a flashlight and a helmet.

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Taschenlampenführungen finden in meist in den Ferien oder auf Anfrage statt.

Flashlight tours for children

25th March / 3rd, 5th & 8th April, 2023

BBQ seminar in WERK3

From 6 p.m. with Andreas Rummel. Become a master at the grill! Barbecue expert Andreas Rummel will show you how!

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BBQ seminar in WERK3

31st March, 2023

Guided tour in the Stiege stave church

From 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Stiege stave church is the only surviving sacred building today. It is 23 m long, 11 m wide and 9 m (+ bell tower) high.

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Guided tour in the Stiege stave church

from 2nd April, 2023


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