Upper Harz Water Management System

Local nameOberharzer Wasserwirtschaft
LocationClausthal-Zellerfeld

The Upper Harz Water Regale is a system of dams, reservoirs, ditches and other structures, much of which was built from the 16th to 19th centuries to divert and store the water that drove the water wheels of the mines in the Upper Harz region of Germany. The term regale, here, refers to the granting of royal privileges or rights in this case to permit the use of water for mining operations in the Harz mountains of Germany.

The Upper Harz Water Regale is one of the largest and most important historic mining water management systems in the world. The facilities developed for the generation of water power have been placed under protection since 1978 as cultural monuments. The majority are still used, albeit nowadays their purpose is primarily to support rural conservation, nature conservation, tourism and swimming.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Harz_Water_Regale

More information on the UNESCO website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/623/

Address 59 Goslarsche Straße, Clausthal-Zellerfeld 38678, Germany

Coordinates 51°49'12.011" N 10°20'24.007" E

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