Market Church of the Holy Spirit, Clausthal
Marktkirche zum Heiligen Geist
Germany's largest timber-framed church, the pride of a 17th-century mining town, with a distinctive sky-blue wooden exterior.
The Market Church of the Holy Spirit was built in 1639–1642 by the mining community of Clausthal. It is Germany's largest timber-framed church, with room for about 2,200 people. Its blue-grey boarded exterior and bell tower with an onion dome stand out, and the interior has a solemn atmosphere, with a Baroque altar and surrounding wooden galleries. Clausthal-Zellerfeld is about 18 km south of Goslar and can be visited together with the Upper Harz Water Management System and the mining museum. Entry is free, and opening hours are shorter in winter.
Opening hours
approx. 10:00–17:00; shorter in winter
Nearby sights
- Upper Harz Water Management System
- Gustav Adolf Stave Church, Hahnenklee
- Rammelsberg Mine
- Frankenberg Church
- Siemens House
- Imperial Palace of Goslar
- Goslar Cathedral Porch (Domvorhalle)
- Mönchehaus Museum Goslar