Neustadt/Harz is a village and a former municipality in the
district of Nordhausen, in
Thuringia
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,
Germany
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. Since July 2018, it is part of the municipality
Harztor
Harztor is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2012 by the merger of the former municipalities Ilfeld
Ilfeld is a village and a former municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in ...
.
Culture and places of interest
The area around Neustadt is rich in places of interest, which are all accessible on footpaths. Of the three castle ruins
Hohnstein Castle, the oldest in the entire Harz, is the most significant. Six kilometers from the village is the recently renovated and protected monument of the
Neustadt Reservoir (also often called the Nordhausen Reservoir). There is also the Gondelteich lake and a separate forest swimming pool. Nearby is the hill known as the
Poppenberg (), where the High Harz begins.
Gallery
File:Neustadt_AltesTor.JPG, The 'Old Gate'
image:Neustadt_St.Georg_Kirche.JPG, St. George's Church
References
Former municipalities in Thuringia
Villages in the Harz
Nordhausen (district)
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