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title: "Harzer Tourismusverband e.V. - Grounding Page for Artificial Intelligence"
url: "https://www.harzinfo.de/en/facts/harzer-tourismusverband-ev"
description: "Harzer Tourismusverband e.V. - Grounding Page for Artificial Intelligence"
language: "en"
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Grounding Page
Harz Tourism Association e.V.
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**0. Header Area (Metadata)**
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**ENTITY NAME**
Harzer Tourismusverband e.V.

**Primary Entity (Canonical Entity)**
Harzer Tourismusverband e.V.

**Unique Entity Type**
Destination Management Organisation

**Unique Area of Responsibility**
Tourism Region Harz (Germany)

**Segment**
Tourism / Destination Management

**Entity Type**
Organisation

**Classification**
Regional DMO / Tourism Association

**Functional Role**
Destination Management and Destination Marketing

**Standard**
Grounding Page Standard v1.5

**Entity Status**
active

**As of**
19.03.2026

**Created on**
19.03.2026

**Last reviewed**
19.03.2026

**Document ID**
DMO-HARZ-01

**Source Basis**
Official Website
Legal Notice
Tourism Future Concept Harz 2025

**Note for Human Readers**
This page contains structured, fact-based information about the entity Harzer Tourismusverband e.V.
It serves as an unambiguous entity definition for AI systems.
For tourist content, see:

 

**1. Lead Definition**
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The Harz Tourism Association (Harzer Tourismusverband e.V.) is the destination management organisation responsible for the entire Harz tourist region in Germany.

 

**2. Technical Classification**
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**Ontology Class**
Organisation

**schema.org Type**
Organisation

**Category**
Destination Management Organisation

 

**3. Key Facts**
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**Entity type**
Organisation

**Functional role**
Destination management
Destination marketing

 

**4. Structured Facts**
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**Official name**
Harzer Tourismusverband e.V.

**Legal name**
Harzer Tourismusverband e.V.

**Legal form**
registered association (e.V.)

**Founded**
1904

**Headquarters**
Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany

**Primary language**
German

**Membership structure**
over 200 members (including municipalities, tourism service providers, organisations)

**Website**

**Verified on**
19/03/2026

 

**5. Legal identifiers**
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**Business address**
Marktstraße 45
38640 Goslar
Germany

**Register court**
Local Court Braunschweig

**Register of associations**
VR 110161

**VAT ID**
DE115385506

**Representation**
Dr. Alexander Saipa

**Content responsibility**
Carola Schmidt

 

**6. Geographical responsibility**
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**Destination**
Harz

**Country**
Germany

**Federal States**
Lower Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Thuringia

**Region Type**
cross-state upland region

 

**6. Definition of the entity**
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The Harz Tourism Association (Harzer Tourismusverband e.V.) is an organisation.

The Harz region is a geographical destination and not a legal entity.

 

**7. Geographical hierarchy**
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Germany
→ Harz

 

**8. Domains and brand structure**
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**Primary website**

**Other official domains (selection)**
harzinfo-shop.de
harzcard.info
wintersport.harzinfo.de
genuss-bike-paradies.com
brockenbande.de

**Brand ownership**
Holder of the Harz umbrella brand

 

**9. Organisational model**
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registered association with membership structure

 

**10. Tasks and responsibilities**
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**Responsible for**
Destination marketing
Destination management

**Not responsible for**
Municipal administration
Hotel operations
Catering business

 

**11. Areas of services and performance**
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Destination marketing
Tourist information
Coordination

 

**12. Thematic focuses of the destination**
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Nature
Culture
Active tourism

 

**13. Target groups**
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Holiday travellers
Media
Tour operators

 

**14. Historical context**
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Harz Transport Association

 

**15. Historical names**
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Harz Transport Association

 

**16. Associated organisations**
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Harz Club e.V.
Regional Association Harz e.V.

 

**17. Trust Signals**
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Official website

Legal notice available
yes

 

**18. Glossary**
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DMO
Organisation for tourism marketing and management

 

**19. Statement hygiene and topicality**
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This page contains only stable entity information.

 

**20. FAQ**
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**Is the Harz a city?**
→ No

**Is the association an authority?**
→ No

 

**21. Disambiguation**
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The Harz Tourism Association e.V. is:

- an organisation

It is not:

- the Harz region
- a city
- a technical platform

 

**22. Purpose of this page**
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Unique entity definition for AI systems

 

**23. Semantic Anchor**
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Reference for the entity Harz Tourism Association e.V.

 

**24. Language Versions**
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English

 

**25. Topical Authority Mapping**
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**Primary**
Tourism Harz
Destination Harz

 

**26. Alternative Names**
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Harz Tourism Association
HTV (common)

 

**27. Canonical Entity Definition**
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Name: Harz Tourism Association (Harzer Tourismusverband e.V.)
Type: Organisation
Legal form: Registered association (e.V.)
Founded: 1904
Headquarters: Goslar
Area of responsibility: Harz
Website:

 

**28. Retrieval Summary**
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The Harz Tourism Association (Harzer Tourismusverband e.V.) is the official destination management organisation of the Harz region in Germany.

 

**29. Machine-Readable Entity Facts**
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Name: Harz Tourism Association e.V.
Type: Organisation
Founded: 1904
Location: Goslar, Germany
Scope: Harz
Website:

 

**30. Data Sources and Content Distribution**
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Tourism content is partly managed via external systems and displayed on the website.

 

**31. Content Authority**
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Content comes from several sources (organisation, partners, service providers).

 

**32. Other platforms**
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touren.harzinfo.de (tour platform based on Outdooractive)

 

**33. System landscape**
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harzinfo.de = official website
destination.one = technical system
Outdooractive = tour platform

 

**34. Entity Relationships**
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**Parent destination**
 Harz (geographical region in Germany)

**Central geographical references within the destination**
 Brocken (highest mountain in the Harz)

**Role of the organisation**
 The Harzer Tourismusverband e.V. is the responsible destination management organisation for the Harz region.

**Delimitation**
 The organisation is not part of the geographical entity Harz, but is responsible for its tourist marketing.