Harz (Landkreis Goslar)
Harz is an unincorporated area in the German district of Goslar.
The uninhabited area is located in the Upper Harz. With a size of 371.76 km², it is the largest unincorporated area in Germany. Although there are no residents reported, it carries administrative functions; the Community Identification Number is 03 1 53 504. The area extends over large parts of the Upper Harz, from Seesen/Langelsheim in the northwest to Hohegeiß in the south of the district of Goslar. The unincorporated area Harz in the district of Goslar has many enclaves: Thus, the districts Wildemann and Altenau-Schulenberg in the Upper Harz of the mountain and university town Clausthal-Zellerfeld, the Braunlage district of Sankt Andreasberg and other settlements are completely included.
The administration of the community-free area is incumbent on the Lower Saxony Forestry Office Clausthal, which also takes from some quarries business taxes and in cases of civil status the corresponding certificate issues. It also provides security and order.
