--- title: "regional brand Typisch Harz - Harzer Tourismusverband e.V." url: "https://www.harzinfo.de/en/experiences/regional-brand-typisch-harz" language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > Harzinfo > Experiences > regional brand Typisch Harz" --- Regional brand Typical Harz =========================== Exceptionally regional! > The regional brand “Typisch Harz” lets you, as a consumer, recognise the special quality of products from the Harz region. The Harz region is rich in high-quality products, culinary specialties, and traditional crafts. More and more of them are being awarded the regional brand "Typisch Harz." When awarding the label, in addition to the required criteria of each product group, the qualitative value of the product based on the principle “quality over quantity” plays a key role. The “Typisch Harz” label is awarded in nine product groups. The association area of the Harz Tourism Association is considered the regional reference area. Are you a producer from the Harz region and want your products to become part of the Typisch Harz family? Under the section you’ll find all the information and the link to the application documents. - - - - - - - - The Typical Harz-certified products ----------------------------------- Delicacies & traditional craftsmanship from the Harz ### **Sales outlets** The producers of the Typisch Harz products can be found all over the Harz region. As direct marketers, they usually offer their products in their own local shops. Those who have a bit more space also include a selection of Typisch Harz-certified products in their range. The Typisch Harz – Markets & Festivals ------------------------------------------ visiting the Typical Harz producers - Echter Nordhäuser traditional distillery, Nordhausen - 28/03/2026 Echter Nordhäuser Easter Market - 27 & 28/06/2026 Echter Nordhäuser Plant Market - 26/09/2026 Echter Nordhäuser Harvest Festival - Brewery Goslar 19/20/06/2026 Goslar Beer Festival - Altenauer Brewery, Altenau 11/12/06/2026 Brewery Festival at Altenauer - Harz Charcoal Burning Museum Stemberghaus, Hasselfelde 09/10/08/2026 31st Charcoal Burners’ Festival at Stemberghaus - Stolberg in the South Harz 08/09/08/2026 Larch Festival - Wöltingerode Monastery, Vienenburg - 05/06/09/2026 Harvest Festival “Wölti under Steam” - 1st/2nd Advent weekend Christmas Market - Harz Fine Distillery, Timmenrode 20.09.2025 Open Day at the Harz Fine Distillery The Typical Harz Delicacy Box ----------------------------- A piece of the Harz to give away! The Typisch Harz Delicacy Box is a special surprise for business partners, employees, as well as family and friends, available exclusively during the Advent season. The content is newly put together every year. Our long-term partner, Lebenshilfe Goslar, carefully packs the six products, all awarded with the regional brand, into a decorative presentation box in Harz design. Every late summer, we select the products for the new Delicacy Box and then inform Harz-based companies as well as the partners of the Harz Tourism Association about the pre-order options. At the same time, we also provide the order form for end customers right here. Delivery and shipping of the boxes start at the end of November, so the Typisch Harz Delicacy Boxes will reach you in time for the Advent season. If required and with a sufficient quantity, companies can also order the Typisch Harz Delicacy Box outside the Advent season as a customised special edition. The lead time is about four weeks. If you’re interested, we’d be very happy to receive – or just give us a call on **Tel. 05321 340430.** We’ll be happy to advise you. The Typisch Harz Makers ----------------------- Portraits of the producers More than 60 dedicated “Typical Harz” producers create over 700 exceptional products that combine the very best our region has to offer. Behind every outstanding product is a story – and above all, people. Some proudly continue what their parents or grandparents once built. Others have had the courage, as newcomers, to turn their hobby into a career. They are all united by one thing: their passion for their products and their connection to the Harz, with its unique nature and traditions. Get to know the people behind the Typical Harz products – their faces, stories, and ideas. Podcast Apply for the Typisch Harz certification ---------------------------------------- Typisch Harz - Urkundenübergabe im Kloster Wöltingerode The is the organisation responsible for the regional brand “Typical Harz”. Accordingly, the catchment area of the regional brand covers the association’s territory. Only businesses based and producing in the districts of Harz, Mansfeld-Südharz, Goslar, the former district of Osterode am Harz, and Nordhausen can for individual products. The label is awarded in nine product groups, each with its own defined award criteria. The application and all necessary documents must be submitted to the Harz Tourism Association. An expert commission advises and decides on the granting of the label. It is awarded for a period of three years and must then be reapplied for. The **expert commission** includes representatives of the agricultural marketing organisations of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, representatives from among the producers, tourism experts from the region, and the management of the Harz Tourism Association. At the quarterly meetings, new applications for certification and recertifications are discussed and voted on. Another area of responsibility is the further development of the regional brand. - What you should know about Typical Harz (FAQ) --------------------------------------------- - How many products are there that have been awarded the regional label "Typisch Harz"? The number of products awarded the regional label “Typisch Harz” has remained fairly constant at around 700–750. This means that the number of newly certified products and those that, for various reasons, are no longer allowed to carry the label, balance each other out. - Where can I buy the Typisch Harz products? In most cases, you can buy Typisch Harz products directly on site from the respective producer or in their online shop. Producers who run larger stores often offer, in addition to their own products, a selection of certified Typisch Harz products from other manufacturers. You’ll find the most extensive range in the Typisch Harz regional shop at the Rappbodetalsperre. - Which products can be awarded the regional brand "Typisch Harz"? The “Typisch Harz” award can only be given to products that are produced in the Harz region. The area of the Harz is defined by the association territory of the Harz Tourism Association (the body that holds the regional brand “Typisch Harz”). Furthermore, the main raw materials should come from the region. In some cases, certification can alternatively be granted if a tradition in the Harz can be proven. There are a total of nine product groups, for which specific criteria for certification have been established. - Where can I order the Typisch Harz gourmet box? The Typisch Harz Gourmet Box can be ordered via the order form at www.typisch-harz.de. However, it is only active as long as the gourmet boxes are in stock. Traditionally, the Typisch Harz Gourmet Box is only available during Advent (pre-orders are possible from October each year). Depending on the quantity you want, we are happy to make you an offer for a special edition of the Typisch Harz Gourmet Box. The Typisch Harz regional shop at the Rappbodetalsperre offers Harz gifts all year round; the same goes for the Quedlinburg Mustard Manufactory. **Your contact person for all questions about the regional brand Typisch Harz…** Ute Döppelheuer - Manager Harz Conference Pool & Marketing Pools - - +49 5321 3404-30