Uslar

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Uslar


Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Northeim
Population	15,794 (30th of june 2006)
Area	113,4 km²
Population density	139 /km²
Elevation	138-418 m
Coordinates	51°39′ N 9°38′ E
Postal code	37170
Area code	05571, 05573, 05506, 05574
Licence plate code	NOM
Mayor	Hermann Weinreis (SPD), November 2006-January 2007
Website	www.uslar.de

Uslar is a municipality in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the south-western part of the district of Northeim in the south of the hills of Solling forest which are part of the Weserbergland. Uslar has a population of 15,794 (as of 2006-06-30). It is located at 51°39′N, 9°38′E and has a total area of 113.4 km². Uslar has an altitude of 138 – 418 meters. Uslar lies close to the borders of Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. Hanover is 110 km to the north, Hesse's biggest city Frankfurt am Main is 240 km to the south, and Berlin is 350 km to northeast.

The Stadt (municipality of) Uslar consists of 19 towns and villages: Ahlbershausen, Allershausen, Bollensen, Delliehausen, Dinkelhausen, Eschershausen, Fürstenhagen, Gierswalde, Kammerborn, Offensen, Schlarpe, Schönhagen, Schoningen, Sohlingen, Uslar, Vahle, Verliehausen, Volpriehausen and Wiensen.

The historical city hall (1476) of Uslar

1 Transport
2 History
3 Economy and Business
4 Sister cities
5 External links

[edit] Transport

Uslar can be reached by car via the Bundesautobahn (interstate highway) A7 (Ausfahrt (Exit) Nörten-Hardenberg) and A44 (Ausfahrt Warburg) and via Bundesstraße (Route) B241. Nearest international airports are Hanover (IATA-Code: HAN), Paderborn-Lippstadt (IATA-Code: PAD) and Kassel-Calden. Uslar can be reached by ICE-Trains via Göttingen. From Göttingen, Uslar can be reached by Bus 210 direction Holzminden.

[edit] History

Uslar was first mentioned in 1006/1007. In the second half of the 12th century, the Welfen-dynasty started to rule Uslar until the 19th century. In 1599, the castle of Freudenthal was built, which burned down in 1612. In 1819 big parts of the town of Uslar burned down.

[edit] Economy and Business

Uslar's industry uses the area's natural resources of wood, sand and water. In the 20th century, Uslar's furniture industry (Ilse-Möbel company, approx. 2000 employees in the 1950s) was world-famous. Nowadays, also tourism plays an important role in the area of Uslar (Uslarer Land).