World Heritage sites in Germany
Rammelsberg / Goslar
In Lower Saxony, the mining museum Rammelsberg together with Goslar's old town became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992, proving that heritage can also be defined beyond high culture. For 1000 years until 1988 silver, lead, copper, zinc and occasionally gold was mined here, making the medieval town rich. In 2010 this World Heritage site was expanded to include the Upper Harz Water Regale.