| Torfhaus | |
| Ortsteil of Altenau | |
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Torfhaus
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Goslar |
| Town | Altenau |
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| Elevation | 780 m (2559 ft) |
| Population | {{{Einwohner or population}}} |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal code | 38667 |
| Area code | 05320 |
Torfhaus is a village in the borough of the mining town of Altenau in the Harz mountains of Germany and lies at a height of about 800 m above sea level.
This small settlement consists mainly of restaurants, youth hostels, ski huts and large car parks. It is the highest settlement in Lower Saxony. The B 4 federal road, which is a major traffic route, runs from Brunswick to the north via Torfhaus to Braunlage and on into the South and East Harz.
Torfhaus lies about 7 km, as the crow flies, east of Altenau and roughly 9 km south of Bad Harzburg in the Upper Harz. The river Radau rises east of Torfhaus on the Torfhaus Moor (also Radauborn Moor).