Bad Grund
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Location of Bad Grund within Osterode am Harz district 
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| Coordinates: 51°48′41″N 10°14′18″E / 51.81139°N 10.23833°ECoordinates: 51°48′41″N 10°14′18″E / 51.81139°N 10.23833°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Osterode am Harz | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Manfred von Daak (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 41.18 km2 (15.90 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 295 m (968 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 8,957 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 37539 | |
| Dialling codes | 05327 | |
| Vehicle registration | OHA | |
| Website | www.bad-grund.de | |
Bad Grund (Harz) 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 former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bad Grund, of which Bad Grund formed part. It was disbanded in March 2013.
Market Place
St. Antony's Church
Market Place
Points of interest
- Historic Market Place
- St. Antony's Church was built in 1540. The church is surrounded by half-timbered houses dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries[2]
- Arboretum Bad Grund
- Hübichenstein
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References
- ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, Fortgeschriebene Einwohnerzahlen zum 31. Dezember 2012
- ↑ G. Ulrich Großmann: Hannover und Südniedersachsen, p. 189. Köln 1999.
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