"WELCOME TO MY LITTLE GOSLAR PAGE......:-)" Goslar by eden_teuling

A little bit about Goslar (taken from Deutsche Fachwerkstraße).

The Imperial City of Goslar has a history of more than 1000 Years. the oval city centre was constructed within the small space of one square kilometer. On entering the City by car, visitors should follow the arrow-signs which mark the way to a big car park near the imperial palatine (kaiserpfalz). Getting out of your car there, you may have a splendid first view of the mighty Romanesque palatine.

The Rammelsberg with a height of more than 600 m and a silver mine disused only since 1988, forms a noticeable natural backdrop to the building. The mine and the historic city centre are part of the Cultural and Natural Heritage of Mankind proclaimed by the UNESCO in 1992.
It may have been the discovery of the first veins of silver which led the Saxon and Salic emperors to the construction of their biggest and safest palatine here. For centuries, it was the favourite seat of power in the north of Germany. At the same time, a centre of Christianity came into being here and the city was therefor called "Rome of the North".
At that time, the towers of 47 churches and chaples dominated the townscape. to this day, the view from the high palatine over the city with its five parish churches is impressive.

The walk through the small city centre is one of short ways. the High Way (Hoher Weg) leads to an old hospice (Großes Heiliges Kreuz) which was transformed into an exemplary social foundation in medieval times. Passing the High Way, the visitor gets into the city centre and reaches a medieval market place with a Gotic Town Hall. the many narrow streets and still Cobblestoned lanes in which every house tells its own story are adventurous to walk:secret corners are waiting to be discovered.

A walk through town with a VT friend as my guide was such a pleasure!!

• Pros:iNTERESTING HISTORICAL TOWN....
• Cons:NONE....
• In a nutshell:WORTHY OF YOUR VISIT!!