Clausthal-Zellerfeld

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Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Coordinates:	51° 48′ N, 10° 20′ E
Time zone:	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
Country:	Germany
State:	Lower Saxony
District:	Goslar
Municipial association:	Oberharz
City subdivisions:	3 districts
Mayor:	Peter Dietz
Basic Statistics
Area:	33.96 km² (13 sq.mi.)
Population:	15,006 (30 June 2006)
- Density:	442 /km² (1,144 /sq.mi.)
Elevation:	560 m  (1837 ft)
Further Information
Postal code:	38678
Area code:	05323
Licence plate code:	GS
Website:	www.clausthal-zellerfeld.de

Clausthal-Zellerfeld is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the southwestern part of the Harz mountains. Its population is about 15,000. Clausthal-Zellerfeld is also the seat 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 Culture and sights 4.1 Museums 4.2 Buildings 5 Persons 5.1 People from Clausthal-Zellerfeld 5.2 Notable people associated with Clausthal-Zellerfeld 6 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] City districts

• Buntenbock (since 1972)
• Clausthal
• Zellerfeld

[edit] History

Actually, it comprises are two towns: Clausthal and Zellerfeld were merged in 1924 to form an administrative unit. Clausthal is well known for the old Clausthal University of Technology and its magnificent buildings, while Zellerfeld is a typical tourist resort for hikers and winter sportsmen. Clausthal-Zellerfeld is the largest town that is situated in the mountains rather than on the edge.

Mining in the area began in the 16th century. It was stopped in 1930 because no ore was found anymore. Today, there are large remains of mines, which are now museums. The university of Clausthal was established in 1763 for the education of mining engineers. Today, it is a technical university for teaching engineering.

[edit] Demographics

Year Inhabitants 1821 11,757 1848 14,739 1871 14,080 1885 13,917 1905 13,758 1925 12,973

Year Inhabitants 1933 11,855 1939 11,788 1946 15,786 1950 17,643 1956 15,585

Year Inhabitants 1961 15,849 1968 16,468 1970 15,714 1975 16,690 1980 16,270

Year Inhabitants 1985 16,250 1990 17,061 1995 16,703 2000 15,413 2005 15,075

[edit] Politics

[edit] Town council

2006 local elections:

• SPD: 19 seats
• CDU: 9 seats
• FDP: 3 seats

[edit] Culture and sights

• Oberharzer Wasserregal (Upper Harz Water Shelf)

[edit] Museums

• Upper Harz Mining Museum
• GeoMuseum of Clausthal University of Technology

[edit] Buildings

• Market Church, the largest wooden church in germany
• Clausthal mint (1617–1849)
• Dietzel House

[edit] Persons

[edit] People from Clausthal-Zellerfeld

• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767), composer
• Robert Koch (1843–1910), microbioligist
• Otto Erich Hartleben (1864–1905), poet and dramatist
• Dietrich Grönemeyer (born 1952), physician

[edit] Notable people associated with Clausthal-Zellerfeld

• Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann (1782–1859), mineralogist
• Wilhelm Albert (1787–1846), mining administrator and inventor
• Friedrich Adolph Roemer (1809–1869), geologist
• Arnold Sommerfeld (1868–1951), theoretical physicist

[edit] External links

• Samtgemeinde Oberharz (German)
• Clausthal-Zellerfeld at the Open Directory Project (suggest site)