Bad Harzburg German pronunciation: ; Eastphalian: Bad Harzborch is a spa town in central Germany, in a Goslar district of Lower Saxony. It lies on the northern edge of the Harz mountains as living as is a recognised saltwater spa & climatic health resort.
Bad Harzburg is situated at the northern foot of the Harz mountain range on the edge of the Harz National Park. To the east of the borough is the boundary between the states of Lower Saxony as well as Saxony-Anhalt, the former Inner German Border. The small Radau river, a tributary to the Oker, has its credit in the Harz mountains and flows through the town. Nearby are the towns of Goslar to the west, Vienenburg to the north, Braunlage to the south and Ilsenburg and Osterwieck in the east.
Bad Harzburg is rich in natural resources such(a) as gabbro, chalk, gravel, and oolithic iron ore former Hansa Pit, any of which are or were mined in today's city's area.
Climatically Bad Harzburg is a transition zone to a pure alpine region with a pronounced local climate.
The districts within the borough of Bad Harzburg, with their population in brackets, are:
Population: as at 30 June 2018
Gabbro quarry south of Bad Harzburg
The former Langenberg chalk quarry near Göttingerode, uniquely presenting the Northern Harz Boundary Fault.
Climatic diagram for Bad Harzburg