Langelsheim

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Langelsheim
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Langelsheim
Langelsheim (Germany)
Langelsheim
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Goslar
Town subdivisions 5 districts
Mayor Henning Schrader (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 48.72 km² (18.8 sq mi)
Elevation 204 m  (669 ft)
Population  12,976  (30/06/2006)[1]
 - Density 266 /km² (690 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate GS
Postal code 38685
Area code 05326
Website www.langelsheim.de

Coordinates: 51°56′17″N 10°20′06″E / 51.93806, 10.335

Langelsheim is a town and a municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Innerste, on the northern edge of the Harz, approx. 8 km northwest of Goslar.

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[edit] Geography

[edit] City subdivisions

  • Astfeld (2.471 inhabitants)
  • Bredelem (517 inhabitants)
  • Langelsheim (6.115 inhabitants)
  • Lautenthal (2.049 inhabitants)
  • Wolfshagen im Harz (2.579 inhabitants)

[edit] History

[edit] Demographics

Population statistics
Population statistics
Year Inhabitants
1821 5,900
1848 6,873
1871 7,290
1885 8,314
1905 9,707
1925 9,643
Year Inhabitants
1933 9,829
1939 10,090
1946 15,427
1950 16,321
1956 15,061
Year Inhabitants
1961 14,243
1968 14,448
1970 14,451
1975 14,929
1980 14,542
Year Inhabitants
1985 13,967
1990 13,892
1995 13,962
2000 13,619
2005 13,068

[edit] Politics

[edit] Town council

2006 local elections:

[edit] Twin towns

  • Flag of the Netherlands Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen, Netherlands
  • Flag of the Netherlands Nieuw-Weerdinge, Emmen, Netherlands
  • Flag of the Netherlands Roswinkel, Emmen, Netherlands

[edit] Persons

[edit] People from Langelsheim

[edit] External links

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Statistik. Bevölkerungsfortschreibung (German).