Discover Güntersberge

Güntersberge combines nature with local history and unusual collections. At the “Alte Schule” Experience House, visitors can operate sections of a large H0 model railway themselves; the nature trail explores plants and wildlife, landscape management and nature conservation. Museums and historic structures add further points of interest.

Museums and traces of local history

Since 2003, the “Alte Schule” Experience House has served the Förderkreis Güntersberge e.V. as a museum and meeting place. The H0 model railway covers more than 40 square metres and depicts routes in the region. Visitors can operate sections of the layout themselves. The exhibition thus combines views of the modelled routes with an interactive element.

At the school museum, you can write with a slate and stylus. Photo albums and old schoolwork illustrate everyday life at school and in after-school care. The focus is on personal insights into school life, while the model railway shows routes in the region in miniature.

The Mousetrap and Curiosities Museum displays all kinds of mousetraps, old and rare kitchen appliances, and other curiosities. It also includes the “Gallery of Quiet Places”: a picture gallery on this subject that is considered unique in Germany. The collection brings together a variety of objects, some unusual, under one museum roof.

St. Martini also preserves a piece of local history. The present-day church in Güntersberge contains the Baroque north portal and the gravestone of the last Catholic priest before the Reformation. Both features survived the town fire of 1856 from the previous building.

Nature trail and ponds

The approximately 3.5-kilometre Güntersberge nature trail starts at the Selke Bridge and features stops with puzzles and games. It also explains the connections between the area and its plants and wildlife, as well as topics such as forestry, landscape management and nature conservation. Playful activities sit alongside opportunities to learn about nature and the landscape.

The nature trail also provides information about the geological formation “Aufschluss Teichdamm” at Bergsee (Mühlteich) and the archaeological monument “Güntersburg”. Bergsee, also called Mühlenteich, was created in 1752 as a mining pond and was also used to power a watermill until the late 1970s. Katzsohlteich is a separate reservoir on the outskirts of Güntersberge, slightly above Mühlteich, which is also known as Bergsee.

More experiences in the wider Harzgerode destination

The wider Harzgerode destination offers further experiences in its own right. The natural toboggan run stretches 1,100 metres from the Harzgerode plateau, winding down to the Selke Valley and the promenade in Alexisbad, with a descent of around 75 metres. When there is too little snow, the route is also suitable for a winter hike.

Harzgerode Castle was rebuilt between 1549 and 1552 and served from 1635 to 1709 as the residence of the Harzgerode branch of the princely House of Anhalt. The Renaissance building has a stair tower and a round tower. At the HARZKUGELEUM in the castle, visitors follow a beechwood ball through different themed worlds. The ball’s shape and weight convey information about the Lower Harz, mining, nature, and local and regional history through the ages.

Discover more destinations: Oberharz Am Brocken, Hedersleben, Ilsenburg, Thale, Selke-Aue, Blankenburg Am Harz, Tanne, Nordharz.

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