Bad Grund

Bad Grund
Coat of arms
Bad Grund
Location of Bad Grund within Osterode am Harz district
Coordinates: 51°48′41″N 10°14′18″E / 51.81139°N 10.23833°E / 51.81139; 10.23833Coordinates: 51°48′41″N 10°14′18″E / 51.81139°N 10.23833°E / 51.81139; 10.23833
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Osterode am Harz
Government
• Mayor	Manfred von Daak (SPD)
Area
• Total	41.18 km2 (15.90 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,749
• Density	210/km2 (550/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 and replaced by the Einheitsgemeinde Bad Grund.

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
• Hilfe Gottes Mine
• Iberger Tropfsteinhöhle

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