Bad Grund
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Bad Grund is a town in the district of Osterode
, in Lower Saxony
, Germany
. It is situated in the western Harz
, approx. 7 km west of Clausthal-Zellerfeld
, and 10 km north of Osterode am Harz
.
Bad Grund is also the name of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bad Grund
, of which Bad Grund forms part.
Osterode (district)
Osterode is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Göttingen, Northeim and Goslar, and by the state of Thuringia .-History:...
, in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated in the western Harz
Harz
The Harz is the highest mountain range in northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart , latinized as Hercynia. The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz...
, approx. 7 km west of Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Clausthal-Zellerfeld is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the southwestern part of the Harz mountains. Its population is approximately 15,000, Clausthal-Zellerfeld is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Oberharz....
, and 10 km north of Osterode am Harz
Osterode am Harz
For the town in East Prussia formerly called Osterode, see Ostróda.Osterode am Harz often simply called Osterode, is a town in south-eastern Niedersachsen on the south-western edge of the Harz mountains. It is the seat of government of the district of Osterode. The town is twinned with Scarborough,...
.
Bad Grund is also the name of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bad Grund
Bad Grund (Samtgemeinde)
Bad Grund is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany.Its seat is in the village Windhausen.The Samtgemeinde Bad Grund consists of the following municipalities:* Bad Grund...
, of which Bad Grund forms part.
Points of interest
- Arboretum Bad GrundArboretum Bad GrundThe Arboretum Bad Grund , also known as Exotenwald and sometimes called the Arboretum des Forstamtes Grund or the Forstaboretum der Niedersächsischen Landesforstverwaltung, is an arboretum located along the B 242 federal highway near the Hübichenstein, northwest of Bad Grund, Lower Saxony, Germany...
- HübichensteinHübichensteinThe Hübichenstein is an unusual rock formation in the Harz mountains, 50 meters in height, located on highway B242 about one kilometer northwest of Bad Grund, Lower Saxony, Germany. In 1897 it was crowned with a monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I, in the shape of an eagle with three-meter wingspan.-...