Buntenbock

The small village of Buntenbock lies on the plateau of the Harz mountains in Germany and is part of the mining and university town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld.

Surrounded by meadows, woods and numerous lakes (see Upper Harz Ponds), it is a base for all sorts of leisure activities such as hiking, cycling, fishing, swimming and, in winter, cross-country skiing.

In the early days it was advertised as a healthy place to recover from illness due to its mountain air.

Buntenbock lay on important transport routes and was traditionally a village of carters, who mainly worked for the mines.

In the area around Buntenbock are numerous lakes from the mining era, which are used for swimming in summer and skating in winter.