Altenau, Lower Saxony

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Altenau
Coordinates:	51° 48′ N, 10° 27′ E
Time zone:	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
Country:	Germany
State:	Lower Saxony
District:	Goslar
Municipial association:	Oberharz
City subdivisions:	2 districts
Mayor:	Alexander Ehrenberg (SPD)
Basic Statistics
Area:	4.58 km² (2 sq.mi.)
Population:	1,967 (30 June 2006)
- Density:	429 /km² (1,112 /sq.mi.)
Elevation:	460 m  (1509 ft)
Further Information
Postal code:	38707
Area code:	05328
Licence plate code:	GS
Website:	www.altenau.de

Altenau is a town in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

It is situated in the middle of the Harz mountains, between Clausthal-Zellerfeld and the Brocken. It is part of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Oberharz.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 City districts 2 History 2.1 Demographics 3 Politics 3.1 Town council 4 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] City districts

• Altenau
• Torfhaus

[edit] History

[edit] Demographics

Year Inhabitants 1821 1,244 1848 1,963 1871 2,179 1885 2,145 1905 2,091 1925 1,914

Year Inhabitants 1933 1,947 1939 2,505 1946 2,744 1950 2,717 1956 2,442

Year Inhabitants 1961 2,304 1968 2,209 1970 2,250 1975 2,500 1980 2,522

Year Inhabitants 1985 2,541 1990 2,405 1995 2,287 2000 2,146 2005 1,980

[edit] Politics

[edit] Town council

2006 local elections:

• SPD: 7 seats (54,16 %)
• CDU: 6 seats (45,84 %)

[edit] External links

• Samtgemeinde Oberharz (German)
• Altenau at the Open Directory Project (suggest site)