Goslar

The significance of Goslar is in its historical streetscapes, including examples of Romanesque architecture, most important of which is an early imperial palace. There are also early churches, and about 1000 half-timbered town houses built between the 15th and 18th centuries.

The old town has hardly changed in its half-timbering and use of slate facades and roofing. Uphill from the small city, the Rammelsberg silver mines that produced the bulk of its wealth from medieval times can be visited.

Goslar was therefore critical from the earliest days of the German kingdom in the 10th century and became a favourite of early monarchs. But the importance of the town leaders is reflected in their cloth guild house the Kaiserworth and the Gothic town hall’s Huldigungssaal with late Gothic interior paintings.

Goslar's cobbled streets, walls, towers, churches, palace and mines have UNESCO world heritage listing.