Harz | |
|---|---|
Location of Harz (Landkreis Goslar) within Goslar district _in_GS.svg) | |
  Harz  Harz | |
| Coordinates: 51°47′N 10°25′E / 51.783°N 10.417°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Goslar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 371.56 km2 (143.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-12-31)
[1] | |
| • Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
Harz is an unincorporated area in the German district of Goslar.
The uninhabited area is located in the Upper Harz ( Lower Saxony). With a size of 371.76 km2 (31 December 2006), it is the largest unincorporated area in Germany. Although there are no residents reported, it carries administrative functions; the Community Identification Number is 03 1 53 504. The area extends over large parts of the Upper Harz, from Seesen/ Langelsheim in the northwest to Hohegeiß in the south of the district of Goslar. The Harz unincorporated area in the district of Goslar has many enclaves: Thus the community of Clausthal-Zellerfeld has two exclave districts, Wildemann and Altenau-Schulenberg im Oberharz, and the community of Braunlage has an exclave district, Sankt Andreasberg, and other settlements (mostly restaurants) within the Harz area.
The administration of the community-free area is the responsibility of the Lower Saxony Forestry Office Clausthal, [2] which also collects business taxes from some quarries and would issue civil status certificate ( birth certificate, death certificate) for events that occurred in the area. The forestry office also provides security and order.
References
- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ Gemeindefreies Gebiet Harz Archived 2016-06-01 at the Wayback Machine auf www.landesforsten.de, retrieved 1 June 2016.
