
Geographically, Goslar forms the boundary between the Hildesheim Börde which is part of the Northern German Plain, and the Harz range, which is the highest, northern-most extension of Germany's Central Uplands. The lowest point of 175 m (574 ft) is near the Oker river. The Schalke mountain is the highest elevation within the municipal boundaries at 762 metres (2,500 feet). Goslar is situated in the middle of the upper half of Germany, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Braunschweig and about 70 km (43 mi) southeast of the state capital Hannover.
