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Clausthal-Zellerfeld score: 28/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Clausthal-Zellerfeld safe? Germany travel risk

Is Clausthal-Zellerfeld safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Clausthal-Zellerfeld scores 28/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Germany Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 13 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Clausthal-Zellerfeld scores 28/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Germany (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Clausthal-Zellerfeld: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (39/100).

A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Geographic & Regional Coordinates

Clausthal-Zellerfeld belongs to Lower Saxony (Germany), centered at coordinates 51.8050° N, 10.3356° E (556 m above sea level). Distance to Berlin is 223.9 km towards the ENE.

Region
Lower Saxony
Coordinates
51.8050° N, 10.3356° E
Elevation
556 m
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin
Population
15,436
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Hannover (75.4 km NW).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport (BWE) 59.1 km NNE
Hospital Care Dr. K. Hildebrandt, Dr. E. Sauermann 0.3 km NNW
Police Station Polizeikommissariat Oberharz 0.7 km NNW
Railway Terminal Gittelde/Bad Grund(Harz) 9.3 km WSW

Nearby Towns & Settlements in Germany

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — — — 1 1 — 1 1 — — — 1

Most flood events within 100 km of Clausthal-Zellerfeld happened in April, May, July, August and December (5 of 5 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Germany travel advice & laws.

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Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Salzgitter 15
38.4 km N
Göttingen 20
40.9 km SW
Hildesheim 15
46.6 km NW
Braunschweig 30
52.8 km NNE
Laatzen 10
67.7 km NNW
Burgdorf 10
75.1 km NNW

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Data compiled from SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, and USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy