Braunlage

Sports and climatic health resort in the heart of the Harz

Enjoy diversity in the heart of the Harz

As a sports and climatic health resort, we offer active holidaymakers a bike park for mountain bikers, kilometre-long hikes of varying degrees of difficulty or a ride on a monster scooter. In winter, thanks to large investments in artificial snowmaking, we can offer you a more successful and longer season on the numerous slopes and toboggan runs. In addition, Braunlage is surrounded by numerous cross-country ski trails and a visit to the ice stadium for skating or an ice hockey game is always worthwhile.

If you want to take it a little easier, our centre has a family-friendly adventure golf course and an indoor swimming pool. The large spa park with duck pond and mountain garden invites you to linger, while a varied programme of events in the spa centre complements your holiday. In the centre, shops and restaurants line up and invite you to stroll around.

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The world is a book. If you never travel, you only see one side of it.

Augustinus Aurelius

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Origin of the town Braunlage

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Did you know. . .?

Braunlage used to be a smelting town.

Around 1518, mining was in full bloom and the extracted iron ore had to be processed. At that time the water power of the river Bode drove the smelting works in Braunlage.

The name Braunlage was already mentioned in the 13th century as "brunenlohe" as a forest name. The name is probably derived from the word "lah", meaning for forest, and the word "brun",

meaning for well,due to the many springs around Braunlage, or the meaning for brown translated into Brauner Wald.

Tourism developed from 1882 onwards, when Braunlage joined the ranks of German health resorts and began its rise as a winter sports centre. A year later, the spa committee was established and the Harzklub branch

association was founded, which is still in charge of signposting the hiking trails around Braunlage today.

more history of Braunlage

[Translate to Englisch:] zu sehen ist ein schwarz weiß Bild fotografiert von einer höher gelegenen Wiese. im Vordergrund sieht man Häuser der Stadt Braunlage und im Hintergrund ist der Wurmberg mit seiner Schanze zu sehen — © Nordstadtlicht

[Translate to Englisch:] zu sehen ist ein farbiges Bild fotografiert von einer höher gelegenen Wiese. im Vordergrund sieht man Häuser der Stadt Braunlage und im Hintergrund ist der Wurmberg mit seiner Schanze zu sehen — © Siegfried Richter

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Spa guest centre/Spa hotel

Bike Rental Outlet/Repair

Braunlage

Ski school Pläschke Rathaus-Skiwiese

Indoor swimming pool Braunlage

Museum of local history and FIS-skimuseum

AlpakHARZ

Kurgastzentrum

Wurmbergturm

Indoor tennis hall/tennis courts

Cross-country skiing "Harz vital"

Skiing area Wurmberg

Mountainbike and E-MTB rental Sport Pläschke

Katarzyna Bauch ,,beauty for you''

Evangelic trinity church