Lutter am Barenberge

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Country:	Germany
Lutter am Barenberge

Coordinates:	51° 59′ N, 10° 16′ E
Time zone:	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
State:	Lower Saxony
District:	Goslar
Municipial association:	Lutter am Barenberge
Local subdivisions:	3 districts
Mayor:	Karin Rösler-Brandt (SPD)
Basic Statistics
Area:	33.29 km² (13 sq.mi.)
Population:	2,443 (30 June 2006)
- Density:	73 /km² (190 /sq.mi.)
Elevation:	165 m (541 ft)
Founded:	956
Further Information
Postal code:	38729
Area code:	05383
Licence plate code:	GS
Website:	www.sg-lutter.de

Lutter am Barenberge is a town located in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 13 km (8 mi) northwest of Goslar.

1 Geography
- 1.1 City subdivisions
2 History
- 2.1 Demographics
3 Politics
- 3.1 Town council
- 3.2 Samtgemeinde
4 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] City subdivisions

Lutter am Barenberge
Nauen
Ostlutter

[edit] History

The town was founded by Otto I in 956, and in various times, was part of Braunschweig and Hildesheim. In 1626, Tilly defeated Christian IV's troops in a rout that changed the course of the Thirty Years' War.

[edit] Demographics

Population statistics

Year	Inhabitants
1821	1,840
1848	2,557
1871	2,618
1885	2,721
1905	2,558
1925	2,205

Year	Inhabitants
1933	2,245
1939	2,209
1946	3,873
1950	3,795
1956	3,197

Year	Inhabitants
1961	2,956
1968	2,792
1970	2,812
1975	2,681
1980	2,588

Year	Inhabitants
1985	2,584
1990	2,612
1995	2,541
2000	2,529
2005	2,409

[edit] Politics

[edit] Town council

2006 local elections:

SPD: 7 seats
CDU: 5 seats
FDP: 1 seats

[edit] Samtgemeinde

Lutter am Barenberge is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Lutter am Barenberge, which consists of the following municipalities: