Guest contribution in the mountain and university town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld
The mountain and university town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld levies a guest contribution to cover its expenses for the construction, acquisition, expansion, improvement, renewal, operation, maintenance and administration of facilities that serve tourism as well as for events organised for the purposes of tourism. The collection area covers the entire municipal areas of the mountain towns of Altenau, Clausthal-Zellerfeld and Wildemann and the municipality of Schulenberg i. O.
These expenses also include the costs incurred or owed to a third party utilised by the mountain and university town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld. The expenses include in particular the expenses of the Kurbetriebsgesellschaft "Die Oberharzer" mbH that are eligible for guest contributions.
Who has to pay the guest contribution?
All persons who stay in the health resorts or climatic health resorts without having a main residence there and who are offered the use of the tourist facilities are liable to pay the guest contribution.
What is the guest contribution levied for?
The guest contribution is a public tax. Your holiday resorts in the Upper Harz offer you extensive services and infrastructure for an unforgettable holiday in the Harz. So that you as a guest can use these services and facilities conveniently, you will receive a guest card (Harz guest card) for your stay, either from your host or directly from the tourist information centre.
Harz guest card
What services do I receive with my guest card?
All guests receive a guest card upon payment of the guest contribution, which is recognised throughout the Harz as a Harz guest card and contains offers for leisure activities that can be used free of charge or at a reduced rate upon presentation.
- KRISTALL sauna centre "Heißer Brocken" with its thermal brine and sauna landscape for relaxation and pampering
- "Altenauer Hof" spa guest centre with tourist information
- Free WLAN hot spot in the foyer of the spa guest centre
- Spa park with music shell and relaxation areas behind the spa guest centre
- Reduced & free admission to events organised by the tourist information centre
- Heimatstube, playroom for the little ones, in the spa guest centre
- Herb park with spice gallery and pagoda of spices
- Disc golf mountain course
- Okerteich forest swimming pool
- Care and maintenance of hiking trails and the healing climate hiking trails
- Care and maintenance of the DSV Nordic Walking active centre
- Care and maintenance of the cross-country ski trail network and winter hiking trails
- Operation of the ski lifts on the Rose
- Tourist Information Clausthal-Zellerfeld
- Reduced & free admission to events organised by the tourist information office
- Arts and crafts centre with glassworks, wood and glass workshop, BRAUakademie, beer mint
- Upper Harz Mining Museum with Ottiliae Shaft
- Zellerfeld forest park
- Harz mining Robinson playground
- Buntenbock spa gardens with playground and barbecue facilities
- Care and maintenance of hiking trails and the cross-country ski trail network
- Maintenance of the toboggan run in Buntenbock
- Barbecue hut below the former community centre
- Bike-Alpinum with Downhill, Freeride, Bikercross and Dirt Slopestyle
- Ski-Alpinum with 2 ski lifts
- Vita-Parcours (fitness trail)
- Mini golf course
- Reduced & free admission to events organised by the tourist information office
- Care and maintenance of hiking trails
- Care and maintenance of the cross-country ski trail network
- Tourist information centre with reading room
- Spa park with playground and exercise park
- Visitor mine "19-Lachter-Stollen"
- Mirror pool Wildemann
- Reduced & free admission to events organised by the tourist information office
- Wildemann toboggan run
- Care and maintenance of hiking trails and the cross-country ski trail network
Guest contribution from 01.01.2024: Mountain and university town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld
The guest contribution is per person and overnight stay - in the villages of Altenau (districts of Torfhaus, Bastesiedlung, Gemkental and Eckertal residential area), Clausthal-Zellerfeld/Buntenbock, Schulenberg and Wildemann:
- Adults € 2.40, young people (6-17 years) € 1.62, children (0-5 years) pay no guest contribution
The annual guest fee from 01.01.2024 is:
- Adults € 86.40
- Children 6-17 years € 58.32
The assessment basis for the annual guest contribution is 36 overnight stays.
Guest contribution statutes
