Tourist-Information Schierke (Claudia Kepke)

The Schierke Tourist Information Office offers the following services:

  • - Tourist advice at the counter, by telephone, by email, Facebook, ...
  • - Harz information, information about the Harz tourist region
  • - Room placement
  • - Advance ticket sales
  • - Package deals
  • - Ordering local tours, tour guides
  • - Sales of souvenirs, cards and literature
  • - Dispatch of brochures
  • - Event offer
  • - Mediation of tourism service providers
  • - DTV classifications in Schierke
Accessibility certified People with walking disabilities

Barrier-free information

Short Report as PDF

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - accessible for people with walking disabilities".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • The customer parking lot is located on Hermann-Löns-Weg. There are no designated parking spaces for people with disabilities.
  • The path from the parking lot to the entrance is 23 m long and has a longitudinal gradient of 14%. 
  • There are further short-term parking spaces on Brockenstrasse.
  • The Schierke bus stop is 50 m away.
  • The building has step-free access via a 4 cm threshold.
  • The entrance door is at least 90 cm wide.
  • The advice counter is 80 cm high at its lowest point. Seating is available.
  • Outdoor paths are at least 110 cm wide and are easy to walk on and drive on.
  • Individual tours can be arranged upon request.
  • There is a public toilet facility on the opposite side of the street. The path is 30 meters long. The toilet facility has a toilet for people with disabilities. This can be opened with a Euro key. There is also a toilet for men and women. Access is 50 cents.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report. 

  • There is no alarm.
  • There is no inductive hearing system.
  • Individual tours can be arranged upon request.
  • WiFi is offered.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.  

  • Assistance dogs may be brought into all relevant areas/rooms.
  • Outdoor paths usually do not have a visually contrasting or tactilely detectable sidewalk boundary.
  • The stairs to the entrance have handrails on both sides and are not designed to be visually contrasting.
  • The entrance is visually rich in contrast.
  • All raised areas that can be used by guests are well lit, i.e. bright and glare-free.
  • There are no visually high-contrast or tactile ground indicators available.
  • Individual tours can be arranged upon request.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.  

  • The name and logo of the tourist information center are clearly visible from the outside.
  • The destinations of the paths are within sight or there are path signs at a constantly visible distance.
  • There is no color or pictorial guidance system.
  • Individual tours can be arranged upon request.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

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